Quinoa Chickpea Salad With Grapefruit

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
  • 2  people
  • Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 15 min
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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!
Marinka |A Gourmet Food Blog
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