Quinoa-Chickpea Salad; Meatless Monday

Every Saturday, I accept my missy to a STEM computer program at York college. People come upward from far for this program. While the kids are inwards class, the parents attend the "Family Cafe", wherein experiments in addition to other scientific in addition to educational activities are conducted for the parents. Yesterday was the final solar daytime for the identify unit of measurement cafe in addition to thence at that topographic point was a Graduation party. Each of us had to select 1 exceptional for the feast. I ever select something good for y'all every bit I know at that topographic point volition survive enough of unhealthy nutrient in addition to I similar to build certain that at that topographic point are good for y'all options for people similar me. With this inwards mind, I offered to select " quinoa dark edible bean corn salad". But, Saturday morning when I went into my pantry to larn the dark beans, I flora that I didn't stimulate got whatsoever beans!! I soundless had a tin dismiss of Garbanzo beans in addition to decided to build the salad amongst it. I besides didn't add together whatsoever nuts or cheese to build certain that people amongst allergies could besides relish the salad. So, hither is the delicious quinoa-chickpea salad that everyone enjoyed!

Servings: 10-12 ( serving size: 1 loving cup per person)

Ingredients:

Quinoa: 1 cup, uncooked
Garbanzo beans( chickpeas): 1 tin dismiss ( 10 oz size)
Sweet corn kernels, whole: 1 tin dismiss ( 8 oz size).
Cucumber: 1 medium, peeled in addition to diced
Onion: 1, medium, chopped.
Green onion/ boundary onion: 1-3, chopped sparse for garnishing.
Baby Tomatos: 12-15 ( sliced into two).
Bell peppers ( capsicum): 2, chopped ( pick whatsoever colors)
Apple: 1, peeled, cored in addition to diced.
Black olives: 10, sliced
Craisins: 2 tbsp
Cilantro : 1/4 cup, chopped
Olive oil: iii tbsp
Lemon juice: 1 lemon
Lime juice: 1/2 lime
Salt: 1/2 + 1/2 tsp
Pepper: 1/2 tsp

Feta Cheese: 2 tbsp ( optional), create non purpose if vegan.

Water: 2 cups

Method:

Bring 2 cups H2O to a boil inwards a saucepan. Add 1/2 tsp common salt in addition to 1 loving cup washed quinoa. Reduce the flaming to low, encompass the saucepan in addition to allow it ready for 15mins. When done all the H2O should survive gone in addition to y'all should encounter minor curly strands on the quinoa. Fluff it amongst a fork/ spoon in addition to run along aside to cool.

Wash the garbanzo beans in addition to corn kernels in addition to drain completely. Keep aside.

In a salad bowl, add together the diced cucumber, bell peppers, onion, sliced tomatoes, cooled quinoa, drained chickpeas, corn kernels, craisins, olives, cilantro, olive oil, lemon & lime juice, common salt in addition to pepper in addition to mix well.

Garnish amongst boundary onions.

Refrigerate in addition to serve chilled.

Enjoy! I am bringing this to Throwback Thursday, Fiesta Friday in addition to Saucy Saturdays.
Two brand-new co-hosts, Sadhna @ Herbs, Spices, in addition to Traditions in addition to Natalie @ Kitchen, uncorked are hosting the Fiesta!

Cooking made easy:

You tin dismiss purpose whatsoever beans that y'all stimulate got on manus instead of garbanzo beans.
The same goes for other ingredients: purpose what is available inwards your kitchen/pantry. Don't travail if y'all don't stimulate got an ingredient. It doesn't build a big departure when it is a salad that y'all are making, unless of class it is something similar the substitution element similar quinoa!! Then your salad volition sense of savor slightly different, simply I hope you, it volition soundless survive delicious!

Tip for good for y'all living:

Incorporate every bit many colors into your nutrient every bit possible. Studies stimulate got shown that this ensures that y'all larn the daily dose of all your essential vitamins in addition to minerals. The color of the fruit/vegetable is unremarkably inductive of the nutrient that they are rich in. For example, light-green leafy vegetables are known to survive a slap-up root of calcium, atomic release 26 in addition to folic acid. Orange fruits in addition to vegetables are rich inwards beta carotene. Purple vegetables are rich inwards phytonutrients.

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