Vegetarian

Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad is for Dinner.

Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad are:

For salad:
1 and ½ cups cooked chickpeas (½ cup dried)
2 cups cooked quinoa (2/3 cup dried)
½ red onion, diced small
½ large cucumber (or 1 small), diced small
½ cup crumbled feta cheese (raw, from sheep or goat’s milk, tastes best)
½ cup chopped kalamata olives
Red Onion (opt
Cilantro (1/3 C)
chicken broth (for quinoa)

Dressing
Juice of one lemon (about 4 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced, pressed or grated
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Here is how you make Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad:

Rinse quinoa well in running water to remove any bitterness. Bring a pot of water to the boil and add quinoa. Cover and cook, just simmering for about 25 minutes until the quinoa is cooked. Drain and allow to cool a bit. Toss chickpeas, quinoa, onion, cucumber, cheese, olives, and cilantro together in a large bowl. Whisk garlic, lemon, mustard and olive oil together, or shake it all together in a jar. Add a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Toss the chickpea and quinoa mixture with the dressing until well-combined. Add salt and pepper to taste. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KBOONE04.

The nutritional information for Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 207.2

• Total Fat: 7.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 492.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 39.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 9.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Healthy Greek Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad is Gluten Free