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Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado is for Salad.

Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado takes 25 minutes to cook.

Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado are:

1 cup rinsed quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth
2 15 oz. cans chick peas (about 3 cups)
1/2 cup onion
2 cloves garlic
2 cups baby spinach
1 cup fresh cilantro
1 jalape?o pepper, seeds removed
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
zest of one lemon
juice from 3 lemons
2 tsp dijon or spicy brown mustard
2 tsp olive oil
1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
two avocados, chopped as needed to top salad

Here is how you make Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado:

Rinse the quinoa, drain it, then soak it in the 2 cups vegetable broth for 10-15 minutes. Bring the quinoa/broth to a boil, reduce heat and simmer till broth is absorbed - about 20-25 minutes. Let quinoa cool completely.Meanwhile, in a food processor, chop chick peas, onion, and garlic. Remove to a mixing bowl. Then process spinach and cilantro till chopped and remove to mixing bowl. Then process jalape?o till finely chopped and add it to the rest of the mix in the bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon zest, juice, mustard, oil, honey, and spices. Toss the tomatoes in to the large mixing bowl, add the quinoa, then add the dressing and toss together to incorporate. Cut the avocado up as you need it to top each serving of salad - to avoid brown mushy avocado pieces in your salad the next day. Serving Size: Makes 12 3/4 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LILPEANUTGW.

The nutritional information for Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 205.1

• Total Fat: 6.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 560.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
• Protein: 5.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Quinoa chickpea salad with avocado is Vegan