Quinoa Salad

Here is a healthy, whole food plant based Quinoa Salad recipe. It is easy to make, quick, high in plant protein ( from the Quinoa & chickpeas ), and very filling. It is also gluten free if you are looking for gluten free recipes.

Quinoa contains 8g of protein per cup and is a compete protein in the plant food kingdom – so it is filling and energizing!

Quinoa Salad Recipe

1 cup quinoa – soaked over night

2 cups water

1 cup dried chickpeas + soaking & cooking water ( or 1 can chickpeas )

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 bell pepper, diced ( red, orange, purple, and/or yellow )

1 small cucumber, diced

Dressing:

1/3 cup olive oil

1/2 lemon, juiced

2 tbsp maple syrup

2 tsp mustard

s&p

Directions:

1. Soak 1 cup of dried chickpeas and 1 cup of quinoa overnight. ( Add a small piece of kombu to your soaking water if desired)
2. Start by cooking the chickpeas ( or drain and rinse your can of chickpeas ). Drain and rinse your soaked chickpeas and add them into a pressure cooker. Follow your pressure cooker instructions to cook your chickpeas properly.
3. Cook the quinoa. Boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan. Drain and rinse your soaked quinoa. Once boiling add your quinoa, turn the heat to low, and cover with a lid. Let cook for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes the quinoa should have absorbed all the water so you can fluff it with a fork.
4. While those are cooking – chop and dice the celery, bell pepper, and cucumber. Place in a bowl.
5. Make your dressing – combine all dressing ingredients into a bowl or jar and mix well.
6. Once the quinoa is done add into the bowl of your chopped veggies.
7. When the chickpeas are done drain and rinse with cool water. Add into bowl with veggies and quinoa.
8. Give your mixture a stir then drizzle the dressing over the top. Mix again until all combined.

Enjoy 💚

If you’d like a video tutorial of how to make this recipe you can find that on Youtube here.

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