Quinoa & Chickpea Summer Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing

Name: Quinoa & Chickpea Summer Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 27 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS: Salad; 2 cups (370g) cooked quinoa*; 1 cup (165g) cooked chickpeas**; 2 red bell peppers (we used 1 red and 1 yellow); 1 medium-sized tomato, seeded and chopped; 1/3 cucumber, diced; 1/4 cup (30g) dried cranberries; 1/4 cup (about 13-15) kalamata olives, pitted and chopped; 1 sprig green onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup (70g) roasted almonds, coarsely chopped; INGREDIENTS: Dressing; 2 lemons, juiced; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil; 1 head of garlic (about 8 cloves); 1 Tbsp (15 mL) tahini (sesame seed paste); 1 tsp (5 mL) sodium-reduced soy sauce; 1 tsp (5 mL) balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp onion powder; Salt and pepper to taste

4 steps

Prep:7minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:08:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories367.2 kcal (18%)

Total Fat19.2 g (27%)

Carbs41.9 g (16%)

Sugars10.6 g (12%)

Protein11 g (22%)

Sodium287.7 mg (14%)

Fiber8.7 g (31%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

370gquinoa

cooked

1 cupchickpeas

cooked

2red bell peppers

we used 1 red and 1 yellow

1tomato

medium-sized, seeded and chopped

0.33cucumber

diced

¼ cupdried cranberries

¼ cupkalamata olives

pitted and chopped

1 spriggreen onion

thinly sliced

½ cuproasted almonds

coarsely chopped

2lemons juiced

30mlolive oil

1 headgarlic

1 Tbsptahini

1 tspsodium-reduced soy sauce

1 tspbalsamic vinegar

1 tsponion powder

Instructions

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 200 C/390 F. Cut the top off the head of garlic, and place it on a baking sheet. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil and roast for 15-20 minutes, or until golden and fragrant.