Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Grapefruit
A fully loaded salad, packed with bright flavors and nutrients, like good fat, healthy proteins, and a variety of fibers. This Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Grapefruit is vegetarian, but can be vegan by omitting the cheese.
Ingredients
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
Calories: 607kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 15gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 116mgFiber: 14gSugar: 15g