Quinoa Salad with Chick peas

Name: Quinoa Salad with Chick peas
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Quinoa; 1/2 cup boiled Chick peas; 1/2 cup multi colour Bell peppers(cut into small cubes); 1/2 of a red Apple(cut into small cubes); 1 tablespoon chopped Coriander leaves or Parsley; 1 teaspoon (Lemon juice to rub the apple pieces to stop oxidize); 1 teaspoon Chia seeds(optional); to taste Salt; 1 tablespoon Olive oil; 1 teaspoon white Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Soya Sauce; 1 teaspoon Chilli flakes; 2 cloves crushed Garlic; 1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed Black pepper; to taste Salt

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

Riyadh

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Quinoa is high in fiber, protein and has a low glycemic index. These properties have all been linked to weight loss and improved health.Today I am sharing a light and refreshing salad pairs fluffy quinoa with crispy vegetables like bell peppers and some healthy boiled chick peas.

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1/2 cupQuinoa
1/2 cupboiled Chick peas
1/2 cupmulti colour Bell peppers(cut into small cubes)
1/2of a red Apple(cut into small cubes)
1 tablespoonchopped Coriander leaves or Parsley
1 teaspoon(Lemon juice to rub the apple pieces to stop oxidize)
1 teaspoonChia seeds(optional)
to tasteSalt
For Salad dressing
1 tablespoonOlive oil
1 teaspoonwhite Vinegar
1 teaspoonSoya Sauce
1 teaspoonChilli flakes
2 clovescrushed Garlic
1/2 teaspoonfreshly crushed Black pepper
to tasteSalt

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Rinse 1/2 cup of quinoa with water and place in 1+1/2 cup of hot water in a pan.
2

Add salt and bring to boil.Keep flame in medium heat.
3

When water dries up reduce heat to low, cover and cook for about 10 minutes to cook the quinoa properly.
4

When quinoa cooks completely remove from heat, stir with a fork and keep aside to cool completely.
5

Cut the bell peppers and apples in small cubes. Rub lemon juice to the apple pieces so that they don't change colour.
6

Also arrange some boiled chick peas.
7

For the dressing take olive oil in a mixing bowl.
8

Add 2 cloves of crushed garlic, vinegar, chilli flakes and crushed black pepper.
9

Mix well and then add salt and soya sauce.
10

Stir well and then add the prepared quinoa.
11

Mix with the dressing and then add other ingredients like chick peas, capsicum or bell peppers and apples.
12

Stir well so that everything mix homogeneously.
13

Add chopped coriander leaves or parsley.
14

Mix and finally add 1 teaspoon of chia seeds.
15

Give a final toss and your healthy and delicious quinoa salad is ready to enjoy. You can happily have it as meal.