Strawberry, Quinoa Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup red or multicolor quinoa rinsed
- about 8 strawberries quartered
- 1 small cucumber quartered and sliced
- 1 cup chickpeas
- handful grape tomatoes halved
- ¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds
- fresh parsley
- balsamic dressing* see above
- coarse salt
- pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan add quinoa and water and bring to a gentle boil.
- Simmer for about 10-15 min until water has evaporated and quinoa is cooked (seeds will begin to open and the quinoa will be softened).
- Set quinoa aside to coo to room temp in a medium sized bowl.
- Add strawberries, cucumbers, chickpeas, tomatoes and sunflower seeds.
- Toss with dressing as suggested above.
- Garnish with fresh parsley.
- Store leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
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