Chickpea Quinoa Salad

This Chickpea Quinoa Salad recipe is a light, bright and colorful dish packed with veggies and protein. A healthy and nutritious salad that’s so easy to make and can be enjoyed as a side dish or a main course.

Ingredients
▢1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinse under cold water
▢1 can chickpeas, 15oz, drained and rinse
▢1 English cucumber, chopped
▢1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
▢2 medium bell peppers, seeded and diced
▢1 red onion, diced
▢1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
▢A few fresh oregano sprigs, leaves picked and chopped
▢2 tbsp olive oil
▢1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
▢1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
▢Kosher salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
To cook the quinoa
To a sauce pan add drained quinoa, 1/2 tsp kosher salt and 1 3/4 cup cold water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn heat off and allow the quinoa to sit covered for 5 minutes. Fluff quinoa and allow it to completely cool until you prep the veggies for the salad. Alternatively, you can make this ahead.
To make the salad
Place all prepped veggies together with the chickpeas to a large salad bowl. Add cold quinoa; drizzle with oil, vinegar and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
Divide into bowls and serve topped with crumbled cheese.

Get the full recipe here https://healthyfitnessmeals.com/chickpea-salad-recipe/