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Quinoa salad with crispy chickpeas
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Quinoa salad with crispy chickpeas

A simple but very addictive salad with healthy quinoa and super delicious crispy chickpeas.

Prep Time
25 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 464 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

for the salad
  • 2 carrot peeled and shred into thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler
  • 1/2 cucumber also shred into thin ribbons
  • 4 lices onion halved
  • 1 cup cherry tomato halved
  • 3 handfuls salad greens
  • 1 1/3 cups quinoa ready made package, prepared according to package instructions, cooked
  • 2/3 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 14 ounces chickpeas fried, add at the last minute
for the yogurt dressing
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 lemon juice of

Instructions

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  1. Toss all of the salad ingredients (apart from the chickpeas) together in a large salad bowl or on a platter.
  2. Whisk all the dressing ingredients together either by hand or in a food processor, and drizzle over the salad to taste.
  3. Just before serving, sprinkle the crispy fried chickpeas over the top.

Notes

  • Inspired by a salad I ordered at Embers Restaurant, Perth Australia
  • *I used red quinoa, but any type is fine.

Nutrition Information

Calories 464kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 49g (16%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 22mg (7%) Sodium 343mg (14%) Potassium 696mg (15%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 5435IU (109%) Vitamin C 21mg (23%) Calcium 222mg (22%) Iron 4.5mg (25%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 464

% Daily Value*

Calories 464kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 49g 16%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 343mg 14%
Potassium 696mg 15%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 5435IU 109%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Calcium 222mg 22%
Iron 4.5mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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