Chickpea Quinoa Salad

This Chickpea Quinoa Salad is filled with recent veggies and tossed with easy citrus French dressing. That is a straightforward and wholesome lunch for busy days, particularly if you happen to meal prep!

Quinoa salad with chickpeas and cucumber in a wooden bowl on cream background.

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Why This Recipe Works

When you find yourself uninterested in lettuce-based salads and wish one thing totally different, quinoa salad suits the invoice. It is easy to arrange and lasts longer within the fridge. Good for meal prep!

I mixed cooked quinoa with chickpeas, cucumber, and purple onion for a tasty mixture of flavors. The straightforward honey lime dressing is all you want as a closing contact.

Be at liberty to make use of this as a base and play with elements. Add extra veggies or substitute with what you might have available. I’m sharing extra choices under.

Elements:

Ingredients for the chickpea quinoa salad on a gray background.

quinoa: cooked and cooled; observe my recipe for 1-Minute Prompt Pot Quinoa for completely fluffy outcomes!
chickpeas: aka garbanzo beans, canned or cooked from dried beans
cucumbers: any you want; I used seedless mini cucumbers
onion: I favor purple onion in salads however use what you want
lime juice: provides recent citrus taste to the dressing
honey: simply the correct amount of sweetness within the dressing

Ingredient Substitutions:

Use cooked orzo, bulgur, or brown rice rather than quinoa.
Use lemon vinaigrette or creamy Ranch dressing.
Add avocado, pomegranate perils, cherry tomatoes, candy corn, peas, or different veggies to the combo.
Add cooked and chopped rooster breast or turkey breast.
Add feta cheese minimize into cubes or crumbled to the combo.

How you can make chickpea quinoa salad?

Cook dinner quinoa and funky fully. Chop veggies. Drain and rinse chickpeas.

Ingredients for chickpea quinoa salad in a bowl.

Combine dressing elements in a small bowl.

Mix all elements collectively.
Serve straight away or chill within the fridge till able to serve.

Salad with quinoa, chickpeas and cucumber in a mxing bowl.

Recipe FAQs

Can this salad be made forward of time?

Completely! This salad is ideal for meal prep. Toss it collectively and maintain it within the fridge for as much as Four days.

How ought to I retailer leftovers?

Any leftovers ought to be saved in a container with a lid, within the fridge, for as much as Four days. You possibly can maintain the dressing individually and add it to the salad simply earlier than serving.

What can I substitute rather than quinoa on this salad?

You should use orzo, bulgur or brown rice rather than quinoa.

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This Chickpea Quinoa Salad is filled with recent veggies and tossed with easy citrus French dressing. That is a straightforward and wholesome lunch for busy days, particularly if you happen to meal prep!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook dinner Time 1 min

Complete Time 16 minutes

Course Salad

Delicacies American

Servings 4 servings

Energy 516 kcal

Elements

Directions

Cook dinner quinoa in accordance with directions on the bag. I exploit my Prompt Pot to make it. As soon as executed, fluff it with fork and let it cool fully.
Drain and rinse chickpeas. Place in a big mixing bowl.
Chop cucumbers and onion. Add to beans.
Chop parsley and add to salad.
In a small mixing bowl or a jar with lid, mix olive oil, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk collectively or shake the jar to mix the elements.
Add quinoa to veggies, then drizzle dressing over the whole lot. Toss to mix.
Serve straight away or chill within the fridge.

Notes

This salad is ideal for meal prep. Toss it collectively and maintain it within the fridge for as much as Four days.
You should use orzo, bulgur or brown rice rather than quinoa.
Please word, that the diet worth can differ relying on what product you utilize. The data under is an estimate. All the time use a calorie counter you’re accustomed to.

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