Chickpea Quinoa Salad

This Chickpea Quinoa Salad is filled with recent veggies and tossed with easy citrus French dressing. This is a simple and wholesome lunch for busy days, particularly in the event you meal prep!

Quinoa salad with chickpeas and cucumber in a wooden bowl on cream background.

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Why This Recipe Works

When you find yourself bored with lettuce-based salads and wish one thing other, quinoa salad suits the invoice. It is simple to organize and lasts longer within the refrigerator. Best possible for meal prep!

I blended cooked quinoa with chickpeas, cucumber, and purple onion for a delectable aggregate of flavors. The easy honey lime dressing is all you wish to have as a of entirety.

Be happy to make use of this as a base and play with components. Upload extra veggies or replace with what you have got readily available. I’m sharing extra choices under.

Substances:

Ingredients for the chickpea quinoa salad on a gray background.

quinoa: cooked and cooled; observe my recipe for 1-Minute Rapid Pot Quinoa for completely fluffy effects!
chickpeas: aka garbanzo beans, canned or cooked from dried beans
cucumbers: any you prefer; I used seedless mini cucumbers
onion: I want purple onion in salads however use what you prefer
lime juice: provides recent citrus taste to the dressing
honey: simply the correct quantity of sweetness within the dressing

Element Substitutions:

Use cooked orzo, bulgur, or brown rice rather than quinoa.
Use lemon French dressing or creamy Ranch dressing.
Upload avocado, pomegranate perils, cherry tomatoes, candy corn, peas, or different veggies to the combination.
Upload cooked and chopped rooster breast or turkey breast.
Upload feta cheese minimize into cubes or crumbled to the combination.

The way to make chickpea quinoa salad?

Prepare dinner quinoa and funky totally. Chop veggies. Drain and rinse chickpeas.

Ingredients for chickpea quinoa salad in a bowl.

Combine dressing components in a small bowl.

Mix all components in combination.
Serve in an instant or relax within the refrigerator till able to serve.

Salad with quinoa, chickpeas and cucumber in a mxing bowl.

Recipe FAQs

Can this salad be made forward of time?

Completely! This salad is absolute best for meal prep. Toss it in combination and stay it within the refrigerator for as much as 4 days.

How will have to I retailer leftovers?

Any leftovers will have to be saved in a container with a lid, within the refrigerator, for as much as 4 days. You’ll stay the dressing one by one and upload it to the salad simply prior to serving.

What can I replace rather than quinoa on this salad?

You’ll use orzo, bulgur or brown rice rather than quinoa.

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This Chickpea Quinoa Salad is filled with recent veggies and tossed with easy citrus French dressing. This is a simple and wholesome lunch for busy days, particularly in the event you meal prep!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Prepare dinner Time 1 min

General Time 16 minutes

Path Salad

Delicacies American

Servings 4 servings

Energy 516 kcal

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Directions

Prepare dinner quinoa in line with directions at the bag. I exploit my Rapid Pot to make it. As soon as performed, fluff it with fork and let it cool totally.
Drain and rinse chickpeas. Position in a big blending bowl.
Chop cucumbers and onion. Upload to beans.
Chop parsley and upload to salad.
In a small blending bowl or a jar with lid, mix olive oil, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk in combination or shake the jar to mix the components.
Upload quinoa to veggies, then drizzle dressing over the whole lot. Toss to mix.
Serve in an instant or relax within the refrigerator.

Notes

This salad is absolute best for meal prep. Toss it in combination and stay it within the refrigerator for as much as 4 days.
You’ll use orzo, bulgur or brown rice rather than quinoa.
Please notice, that the vitamin price can range relying on what product you utilize. The tips under is an estimate. At all times use a calorie counter you’re acquainted with.

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