Quinoa Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup quinoa
- 1 15.9 oz. can of chickpeas
- 1 mini cucumber (about 1 cup diced)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
Instructions
- Add quinoa and 1 1/2 cups water to a saucepan with a lid, and bring to a gentle boil
- Let quinoa boil until tender, then remove from heat and let cool
- While quinoa is cooling, dice cucumber, halve cherry tomatoes, seed and dice peppers, dice onion, mince parsley, and drain and rinse chickpeas/garbanzo beans
- Add cooled quinoa to a large bowl with the vegetables you just prepared, and drizzle with oil, lemon juice, and sprinkle with herbs, salt, pepper, and finally, feta cheese
- Toss, and serve
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