Updated 01.26.25
This salad comes together quickly, in less than 30 minutes. The variety of ingredients makes this salad colorful, and due to the many textures, a pleasant experience. Enjoy it at lunchtime or an early dinner option.
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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
Want to see the recipe in action? This short video below walks you through the key steps.
How to Make Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Grapefruit
Step 1 – Heat olive oil in a pan and saute the red onion until translucent. Add water for the quinoa and cook until done. Check out this page on how to cook fluffy quinoa.
Step 2 – While the quinoa cooks, 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 toss the two together.
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 it over the salad.
- Step 7 – Garnish the salad with sprouts and parsley and enjoy!
Other Quinoa Salad Recipes to Try
- Sweet Potato Quinoa
- Quinoa Salad with Grapes and Orange Dressing
- Quinoa Salad with Peach, Herbs and Pecans
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. (NOTE 1)
- While the quinoa cooks, start prepping the vegetables; drain the chickpeas, chop the parsley and peel 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 and 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!
Notes
- Check out this page and learn how to cook fluffy quinoa.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.