Quinoa Chickpea Salad

Quinoa Chickpea Salad is a colorful, hearty salad and a healthy side dish ideal for any season. Tossed with vegetables and chickpeas, it provides you with ample fiber, protein and other health benefits too.

Nutritional Benefits:
Quinoa is high fiber, high protein and gluten free grain which provides you with major health benefits. It has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties due to the high quercetin content which act as an antioxidant.

Per Serving:

• Nutrition Info
• Amount
• Calories
• 107.8 kcal
• Carbs
• 14.8 grams
• Protein
• 4.3 grams
• Fats
• 3.5 grams

Ingredients:

• 20 grams Quinoa
• 10 grams chickpeas rinsed and boiled
• 20 grams beans
• 20 grams bell peppers
• 20 grams carrot
• 20 grams spring onion
• ¼ teaspoon vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon thyme
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes
• 5 grams olive oil

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 400-degree F. Place the chopped vegetables on the baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Allow to bake for 20 -30 minutes until vegetables turn golden brown.
• In a hot pan cook quinoa until it becomes soft in consistency.
• Take out the roasted vegetables and transfer the vegetables and quinoa in the serving bowl. Also add boiled chickpeas in it.
• Make a mixture of vinegar, oregano, chili flakes, thyme and toss it on the salad.
• Your quinoa chickpea salad. Serve and enjoy.

Over to you:
Quinoa chickpea salad gets easily prepared with no time-consuming preparations so put your hands on this simple recipe in this season.