This salad comes together quick, in less than 30 minutes and would be an ideal lunch or late supper option.
Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Quinoa – a grain rich in fiber and protein.
- Chickpeas – a great vegetable protein source.
- Avocado – contains heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids.
- Grapefruit – juice and bursts of vitamin C.
- Red onion – or any other type of onion.
- Goat cheese – feta would be a great alternative.
- Sprouts
- Orange and lime juice
- Turmeric
- Parsley – or cilantro
How to Make Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Grapefruit
Step 1 – Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the red onion. Add water for the quinoa and cook until done. Check out the How To page.
Step 2 – While the quinoa is cooking, start prepping the vegetables; drain the chickpeas, chop the parsley and slice the avocado and grapefruit.
Step 3 – Once the quinoa is cooled a little and lovely and fluffy, add the chickpeas and mix.
Step 4 – Crumble the goat cheese and add to the salad.
Step 5 – Place the slices of avocado and grapefruit on top of the goat cheese.
Step 6 – Make a dressing from orange juice, lime juice, grapefruit juice, olive oil and salt & pepper and pour over the salad.
Step 7 – Garnish the salad with sprouts and parsley and enjoy!
Other Quinoa Salad Recipes to Try
Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Grapefruit
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For the quinoa
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- salt
For the salad
- 1 grapefruit, peeled and segmented
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1/2 can chickpeas, drained
- 1/4 red onion, chopped
- 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- sprouts, optional
- parsley, fine chopped
For the dressing
- 1/2 orange, juice only
- 1/2 lime, juice only
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt & pepper
- grapefruit juice, drippings
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the red onion until translucent. Add water for the quinoa and cook until done.
- While the quinoa is cooking, start prepping the vegetables; drain the chickpeas, chop the parsley and slice the avocado and grapefruit.
- Once the quinoa is cooled a little and lovely and fluffy, add the drained chickpeas and mix.
- Crumble the goat cheese as add to the salad.
- Place the slices of avocado and grapefruit on top of the goat cheese.
- Make the dressing from orange juice, lime juice, grapefruit juice, olive oil and salt & pepper and pour it over the salad.
- Garnish the salad with sprouts and parsley and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.