Chickpea Quinoa Salad with Fresh Herbs
This chickpea quinoa salad has ALL the goods: quinoa, chickpeas, pistachios, feta and a bunch of fresh veggies and herbs.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa Need 3 cups cooked
- 1 can chickpeas or garbanzo beans drained, rinsed. About 2 cups
- 1 medium orange bell pepper diced
- 1 large English cucumber diced
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ½ cup pistachios roughly chopped
- 1 cup curly parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup fresh mint finely chopped
Dressing ingredients
- ⅓ cup Olive oil
- ¼ cup White wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoon Liquid honey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions. Set aside to cool.
- Whisk together salad dressing ingredients. Add 2 big pinches of Kosher salt and some fresh ground pepper.
- Add cooled quinoa, chickpeas, cucumber, bell pepper, feta, pistachios, mint, and parsley to a large bowl.
- Pour dressing over top and mix to coat all salad ingredients and enjoy!
Notes
Makes about 10 cups of salad.
Keeps in the fridge for 4 days.
If you don't have white wine vinegar you can use champagne vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Nutrition information is approximate and for 1 ¼ cup of the salad.
Nutrition Facts
Chickpea Quinoa Salad with Fresh Herbs
Amount per Serving
Calories
268
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
8
mg
3
%
Sodium
157
mg
7
%
Potassium
363
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
8
g
9
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
1334
IU
27
%
Vitamin C
32
mg
39
%
Calcium
93
mg
9
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
268
Nutrition Facts