Chickpea Quinoa Salad (20 min lunch idea)
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⭐️ Chickpeas and quinoa are combined to create a simple and healthy chickpea quinoa salad with fresh, seasonal veggies and a simple lemon vinaigrette.
This salad offers a nutritious, naturally vegan, gluten-free meal choice that will please even the pickiest eaters.
⭐️ Ingredients
For the Quinoa
1 cup uncooked quinoa or about 3 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups water or vegetable broth
⅓ teaspoon salt
For the Salad
1 can (15 oz) chickpeas or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas
1½ cup yellow bell pepper
1½ cup cucumber
1½ cup cherry tomatoes
½ cup olives
¼ red onion
⅓ cup parsley
1 ripe avocado optional
For the Dressing
4 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
2 tablespoons lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
4 twists black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin optional
Metric:
For the Quinoa
200 grams uncooked quinoa or about 3 cups cooked quinoa
480 grams water or vegetable broth
⅓ teaspoon salt
For the Salad
230 grams chickpeas or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas
200 grams yellow bell pepper
200 grams cucumber
250 grams cherry tomatoes
½ cup olives
40 grams red onion
⅓ cup parsley
1 ripe avocado optional
For the Dressing
55 grams olive oil extra virgin
30 grams lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
15 grams mustard
15 grams maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
4 twists black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin optional
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Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Recipe!
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Recipe!
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Ingredients:
For Salad:
Garbanzo Beans 15 Oz
Cucumber 1 Cup
Cherry Tomato 1/2 Cup
Mixed Bell Pepper 1/4 Cup
Olive 1/4 Cup
Onion
Parsley
Dressing
For Dressing:
Garlic Clove 1
Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp
Honey 1 Tbsp
White Vinegar 1 Tbsp
Olive Oil 2 Tbsp
Salt
Black Pepper
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Chickpea Hummus | tips for making hummus extra creamy
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⭐️ Hummus is nutritious and packed with healthy fats, fiber, and plant-based protein. It's vegan and gluten-free, and everyone loves it if properly made.
You can eat it for breakfast, brunch, as a snack, lunch, in a sandwich, with veggies and shirazi, after a workout, on pasta, for dinner, and why not, as a midnight snack.
⭐️ Ingredients
2 cans (15 oz each) chickpeas or 3 cups cooked chickpeas
¼ cup reserved chickpea water add more to taste
3 tablespoons tahini or more to taste
3 tablespoons lemon or more to taste
1 clove garlic or more to taste
½ teaspoon ground cumin or more to taste
½ teaspoon salt or more to taste
Cooked by Nico
Filmed & Edited by Louise
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MEDITERRANEAN CHICKPEA SALAD | 15-minute recipe
Mediterranean chickpea salad is a light, bright, and beautiful salad that is easy to make. Chickpeas are combined with cucumbers, bell pepper, red onion, olives, avocado, feta, and fresh herbs for a salad that is hearty enough for a lovely lunch and also perfect for a dinner side dish.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:26 Make the vinaigrette dressing
1:17 Building the salad - prepping the chickpeas
1:36 Preparing the cucumber
1:58 Preparing the bell peppers
2:29 Preparing the kalamata olives
2:37 Preparing the feta cheese
2:56 Preparing the avocado
3:25 Chopping the mint
3:39 Why fresh herbs?
4:00 Top with dressing, mix and enjoy!
4:42 Outro + Outtakes
MEDITERRANEAN CHICKPEA SALAD RECIPE
2-15 ounce cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 English cucumber, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1/2 red onion, finely diced
2 cups yellow and orange bell peppers, diced
1/2 cup Kalamata olives, sliced in half
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 avocado, chopped
1/4 cup fresh chopped herbs, (I used mint and basil)
salt and pepper to taste
SALAD DRESSING
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Salad Dressing
In a small spouted cup or mason jar, combine extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined.
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Drain and rinse the chickpeas before placing them into a large bowl. Add on the cucumber, red onion, bell peppers, kalamata olives, feta cheese, avocado, mint, and basil. Set aside.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss until all the beans and veggies are coated in the seasoning. Adjust seasonings and enjoy!
NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 392mg | Potassium: 309mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1358IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg
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High Protein Spicy Turkish Chickpea Salad, Nohut Piyazi
Piyaz, usually a name for a salad with beans in Turkish cuisine, is adopted from the Persian word, (फ़ारसी) meaning onions. This version with the chickpeas is called “Nohut Piyazi”, meaning “Piyaz with Chickpeas”.
One of the best things about Nohut Piyazı is its versatility – you can use a variety of vegetables to suit your taste, and it's easy to adjust the recipe to make it spicier or milder. It's also perfect for a light lunch or dinner, or as a side dish to accompany grilled meats or fish.
Whether you're a vegan looking for new meal ideas or just want to try something new and delicious, you won't want to miss this easy and tasty Turkish dish. Give Nohut Piyazı a try and let me know what you think in the comments!
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Ingredients:
• 250 g chickpeas (soaked overnight and cooked)
• Olive oil, ¼ cup, 50 ml, extra 2 tbsp to fry the chickpeas
• 1 onion, thinly sliced into crescents
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
• 2 sun dried tomatoes, finely sliced
• 2 tsp paprika powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp chili / red pepper flakes (pul biber)
• 1 tsp ground sumac
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 5 - 6 leaves fresh basil
• 2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions:
1. Soak the chickpeas overnight, drain and cook in simmering water for 1.5 hours until soft
2. Drain and set aside. Alternatively use canned cooked chickpeas
3. In a pan, heat up 2 tbsp oil or olive oil and add the chickpeas.
4. Add 1 tsp salt and 2 tsp paprika, stir and cook for 5 minutes until chickpeas are red and fragrant.
5. Set aside the chickpeas, scrape all the spices from the pan.
6. Chop the onions, garlic, red pepper and the sun dried tomatoes and set aside
7. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat, add the onions and garlic,
8. Stir and cook for 3 - 4 minutes until the onions are slightly soft and the garlics are fragrant
9. Add the chopped red peppers, dried tomatoes and 1/2 tsp salt. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
10. Turn off the heat, let it cool down and add ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp chili flakes, 1 tsp sumac
11. Add the mixture over the chickpeas together
12. Mix to combine the spices with the ingredients.
13. Finely chop the parsley and fresh basil and add into the bowl
14. Squeeze 2 tbsp of lemon juice and add into the ingredients.
15. Gently mix the ingredients to combine without bruising the herbs.
16. Serve in a bowl and enjoy with flatbread as a main or serve as a salad / side dish
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