Name: Golden Moroccan Quinoa Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 cup Quinoa, uncooked; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 2 clove Garlic, finely minced; 1 tsp Onion powder; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 ½ tsp Kosher salt; ½ tsp Black pepper; ½ tsp Turmeric; ½ tsp Cayenne pepper; ½ tsp Ceylon cinnamon; 1 head Cilantro, finely minced; 1 head Mint, finely minced; 1 large handful of Arugula, roughly chopped; ½ medium Red onion, finely diced; 1 can (15 oz) cooked Chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 4 pitted Medjool dates, finely diced; ½ cup Flaked almonds ((also known as sliced almonds)); 1 large Lemon; Extra olive oil for topping

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Golden Moroccan Quinoa Salad

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

29% of a 2,000 cal day

572KCAL

Protein

18g35% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat23g

30%

Saturated3g

13%

Unsaturated21g

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Total Carbs79g

29%

Fiber15g

52%

Total Sugars23g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch41g

—

Sodium1110mg

48%

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

Think fluffy quinoa with Mediterranean spices, paired with herbs, chewy dates, almonds and sweet red onion. Served both warm or cold, this golden quinoa salad is super versatile.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1 cupQuinoa — uncooked
3 tbspOlive oil
2Garlic — minced
1 tspOnion powder
1 tspCumin seeds
1½ tspKosher salt
½ tspBlack pepper
½ tspTurmeric
½ tspCayenne pepper
½ tspCeylon cinnamon
1 headCilantro — finely minced
1 headMint — finely minced
1handful Arugula — large, roughly chopped
½medium Red onion — finely diced
15 ozcooked Chickpeas — drained, rinsed, 1 can
4pitted Medjool dates — finely diced
½ cupFlaked almonds
1large Lemon
olive oil — for topping, as needed

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Nutrition uses 4 ordinary servings for this batch; the source listed 2.

Method

45m total

Read the method on munchingwithmariyah.comYasmeen Ali’s original page

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