Plant Based RD· by Catherine Perez★ 5.0

Chickpea Quinoa Salad with Marinated Tomatoes

Name: Chickpea Quinoa Salad with Marinated Tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 cup dry quinoa, rinsed; 2 cups vegetable broth (or 2 cups water with a vegetable bouillon cube); 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 cloves garlic, crushed and divided; 1 shallot, minced; 3 tbsp fresh parsley, minced; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, optional; 1 tsp sugar or maple syrup, optional; 1, 15 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; Zest and juice of one small lemon; 1 tsp dry oregano; 2-3 Persian cucumbers or 1/2 an English cucumber, chopped; 1/4 cup marinated artichoke hearts, chopped; 1 cup frozen corn, thawed; 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves; Salt & pepper

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 3 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

33% of a 2,000 cal day

659KCAL

Protein

23g46% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

29%

Saturated3g

14%

Unsaturated20g

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Total Carbs98g

36%

Fiber18g

63%

Total Sugars17g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch63g

—

Sodium1058mg

46%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A bright quinoa and chickpea salad with marinated cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, corn, and lemon-zested chickpeas for tang. Easy to meal prep, it's a fresh, protein-packed lunch.

Ingredients

3 SERVINGS

1 cupdry quinoa — rinsed
2 cupsvegetable broth — or water or vegetable bouillon cube
1 cupcherry tomatoes — halved
2garlic — crushed, divided
1shallot — minced
3 tbspfresh parsley — minced
3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1½ tbspbalsamic vinegar
¼ tspred pepper flakes — optional
1 tspsugar — or maple syrup, optional
15 ozchickpeas — rinsed, drained, 1 can
1small lemon — zest and juice
1 tspdry oregano — dried
2–3Persian cucumbers — chopped, or English cucumber
¼ cupmarinated artichoke hearts — chopped
1 cupfrozen corn — thawed
¼ cupfresh basil leaves
Salt & pepper

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Method

30m total

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