Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad is for Lunch.

Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad are:

1 1/2 c. diced cucumbers
1 c. diced tomatoes
1 c. diced celery
2 cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 c. cooked quinoa
4 T extra virgin olive oil
2 T lemon juice
1 clove garlic
1/4 c. chopped basil
1/4 c. feta cheese

Here is how you make Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad:

Chop veggies (cucumber, tomato & celery) and throw them in a bowl.Add 2 cans of garbanzo beans (chickpeas)Add 2 cups of cooked quinoa (I like to cook mine in broth instead of just water)In a separate, small bowl (I use one with a pouring lip) mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and chopped basil.Pour the dressing on the salad. Toss/stir/shake it up.It's good right away but even better the next day after the flavors have married. I sprinkle fresh feta on mine right before I dive in. Yum!Serving Size: makes 3 large meal size servings or 6 smaller snack sizeNumber of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KARPENMOM.

The nutritional information for Quinoa and Garbanzo Summer Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 859.1

• Total Fat: 23.1 g
• Cholesterol: 14.7 mg
• Sodium: 831.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 136.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 19.2 g
• Protein: 30.0 g