Lemon Quinoa Chickpea Salad

Serves: 4

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Ingredients

1 cup (170g) quinoa, dry

1³⁄₄ cup (420ml) water

1 tsp. garlic powder

1x 14 oz. (400g) can chickpeas, drained

1 carrot, peeled, diced

1 cucumber, quartered & sliced

5 green onions, sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, diced

1 cup (150g) cherry tomatoes, halved

¹⁄₂ cup (12g) parsley, chopped

2 lemons, juiced

¹⁄₂ tsp. red pepper flakes

salt & pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In a fine mesh sieve, rinse the quinoa under cold running water.

2. Place the water, quinoa and garlic powder in a pot and bring to a boil, cover with a lid, reduce heat to low and gently simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the lid and leave for 10 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

3. Once the quinoa is ready, add the chickpeas, carrot, cucumber, green onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice and red pepper flakes and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. This salad can be served warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

Nutrition Key

Kcal	Fats	Carbs	Protein	Fibre
308	5g	56g	13g	10g

*nutrition per serving