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Quinoa Chickpea Salad With Grapefruit
by
Marinka |A Gourmet Food Blog
(IC: homeowner)
2 people
15 min
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.
Quinoa Chickpea Salad With Grapefruit
Recipe details
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.
- 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!
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Published March 18th, 2025 11:33 AM
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