Chickpea and quinoa with roasted Red pepper sauce

Name: Chickpea and quinoa with roasted Red pepper sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, rinsed; ¼ cup slivered almonds; 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 small clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon paprika; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional); 2 cups cooked quinoa; ¼ cup Kalamata olives, chopped; ¼ cup finely chopped red onion; 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed; 1 cup diced cucumber; ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

3 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:08:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories442.2 kcal (22%)

Total Fat25.2 g (36%)

Carbs42.8 g (16%)

Sugars6.1 g (7%)

Protein12.2 g (24%)

Sodium527.1 mg (26%)

Fiber9 g (32%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 x 7 ounceroasted red peppers

jar, rinsed

¼ cupslivered almonds

4 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil

divided

1clove garlic

small, minced

1 teaspoonpaprika

½ teaspoonground cumin

¼ teaspooncrushed red pepper

optional

2 cupsquinoa

cooked

¼ cupkalamata olives

chopped

¼ cupred onion

finely chopped

1 x 15 ouncecan chickpeas

rinsed

1 cupcucumber

diced

¼ cupcrumbled feta cheese

2 tablespoonsfresh parsley

finely chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Place peppers, almonds, 2 tablespoons oil, garlic, paprika, cumin and crushed red pepper (if using) in a mini food processor. Puree until fairly smooth.

Step 2

Combine quinoa, olives, red onion and the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a medium bowl.

Step 3

To serve, divide the quinoa mixture among 4 bowls and top with equal amounts of the chickpeas, cucumber and the red pepper sauce. Sprinkle with feta and parsley.