Chickpea Quinoa Salad (20 min lunch idea)

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⭐️ Chickpeas and quinoa are combined to create a simple and healthy chickpea quinoa salad with fresh, seasonal veggies and a simple lemon vinaigrette.

This salad offers a nutritious, naturally vegan, gluten-free meal choice that will please even the pickiest eaters.

⭐️ Ingredients

For the Quinoa

1 cup uncooked quinoa or about 3 cups cooked quinoa

2 cups water or vegetable broth

⅓ teaspoon salt

For the Salad

1 can (15 oz) chickpeas or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas

1½ cup yellow bell pepper

1½ cup cucumber

1½ cup cherry tomatoes

½ cup olives

¼ red onion

⅓ cup parsley

1 ripe avocado optional

For the Dressing

4 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin

2 tablespoons lemon juice or apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon mustard

1 tablespoon maple syrup

½ teaspoon salt

4 twists black pepper

1 teaspoon ground cumin optional

Metric:

For the Quinoa

200 grams uncooked quinoa or about 3 cups cooked quinoa

480 grams water or vegetable broth

⅓ teaspoon salt

For the Salad

230 grams chickpeas or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas

200 grams yellow bell pepper

200 grams cucumber

250 grams cherry tomatoes

½ cup olives

40 grams red onion

⅓ cup parsley

1 ripe avocado optional

For the Dressing

55 grams olive oil extra virgin

30 grams lemon juice or apple cider vinegar

15 grams mustard

15 grams maple syrup

½ teaspoon salt

4 twists black pepper

1 teaspoon ground cumin optional

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❤️ Cooking should be done with caution. Pay attention while using knives and cooking tools. Nico is a trained chef, and it is solely for entertainment purposes that he sometimes looks into the camera while he cooks. ❤️