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Vegan Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas
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This tasty vegan Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is made with chickpeas for a superb high-protein side dish, salad or full meal. Enjoy with fresh lemon juice!
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Keyword
chickpeas, healthy, mediterranean, plant based, quinoa, salad, side dish, vegan
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Servings
4
Author
Mira M.
Ingredients
1 1/2
cup
quinoa
(cooked)
1
can
chickpeas
1
cup
cherry tomatoes
(quartered)
10
olives
(green, kalamata or black)
1 1/2
cup
fresh basil leaves
1/2
small
purple onion
1
tbsp
fresh lemon juice
1
tsp
olive oil
1
tsp
balsamic vinegar
2
tsp
red wine vinegar
1 1/2
tsp
salt
1/3
tsp
black pepper
Instructions
Cook the quinoa. (Instructions for cooking the best, fluffy quinoa are here in my
green pea quinoa
recipe.)
Open the can of chickpeas and rinse them. You can keep the liquid from the can and use it later as aquafaba, if you want.
Chop all the ingredients, including the cherry tomatoes, olives, onions, fresh basil leaves and any other optional ingredients you'd like to use.
Put everything in a bowl, then combine with the fresh lemon juice, olive oil, vinegars, salt and pepper.
Serve your quinoa salad with any main dish, fresh bread or tortilla wraps.