How many times have we eaten a light meal consisting of a salad or a fruit only to feel hungry later and end up eating some junk? Ideally, a salad is a meal by itself. It can fit anywhere between your lunch and dinner. If salads have not been giving you the satiety you need, try this power-packed Quinoa Chickpea Salad to fill your tummy with high fiber and protein content but still make you feel light.
What You Will Need
- Quinoa – ⅓ Cup (soaked for 30-60 mins)
- Chickpeas – ½ cup boiled
- Garlic – 1 tsp chopped
- Capsicum – ¼ cup chopped
- Onion – ¼ cup chopped
- Cucumber – 1
- Tomato – 1
- Green Chilly – 1 tsp chopped
- Coriander – 4 tbsp
- Ghee – 1 tsp
- Jeera – ¼ tsp
- Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
- A pinch of Hing
- Water – ½ cup
- Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
How To Prepare
- In a pan, add 1 tsp ghee and jeera. As the jeera starts crackling, add hing & sauté garlic for a while.
- Now add water. Let the water boil. Add salt, turmeric powder & quinoa (washed & drained). Cover it for 10 minutes and stir 1-2 times in between. Your quinoa generally gets cooked in 10 minutes, turn off the stove and let it cool to room temperature.
- In a big bowl, add cooked quinoa, boiled chickpeas and rest of the ingredients. Give everything a good mix
- Your healthy and filling Quinoa Chickpea Salad is ready!
Tips For The Quinoa Chickpea Salad Recipe
- Don’t forget to scrub the quinoa grain a little before rinsing as it helps in removing the natural coating of saponins which can make it taste bitter or soapy
- You can add a little cheese or paneer as well over your salad to make it more tasty and increase the protein content
- Try this recipe especially when you have leftover boiled chickpeas
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