Quinoa and Chickpea Bowl

Name: Quinoa and Chickpea Bowl
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 continental cucumber, quartered length-way and chopped into 1cm chunks; 500 g cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped; 1 can chickpeas, drained; 250 g sliced black olives; 1/2 bunch parsley, roughly chopped; 200 g feta cheese (hard variety recommended), crumbled; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1/3 cup olive oil; 2 cups uncooked quinoa; Sunflower seed, to serve (optional); Salt and pepper

Adrian T @Adrian_T

Sydney, Australia

A quick and healthy salad dish that is perfect for a mid-week fix.

Adrian T @Adrian_T

Sydney, Australia

A quick and healthy salad dish that is perfect for a mid-week fix.

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Ingredients

35 mins

6 servings

1continental cucumber, quartered length-way and chopped into 1cm chunks
500 gcherry tomatoes, halved
1/2medium red onion, finely chopped
1 canchickpeas, drained
250 gsliced black olives
1/2 bunchparsley, roughly chopped
200 gfeta cheese (hard variety recommended), crumbled
2 tspdried oregano
2 tspground cumin
1/3 cupolive oil
2 cupsuncooked quinoa
Sunflower seed, to serve (optional)
Salt and pepper

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Steps

35 mins

1

Rinse the quinoa thoroughly and drain well. Place in a saucepan with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil and give it a quick stir with a fork. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for approx 8-10 mins. The quinoa should be tender but not mushy. Drain well and leave to cool slightly.
2

Heat olive oil in a small pan or saucepan over low heat. Add the oregano and cumin. Give it a gentle stir to release the fragrance, approx 1 min. Turn off heat and leave to cool slightly.
3

Place the cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, chickpeas, black olives, parsley, and feta cheese in a large mixing bowl. Season generously with black pepper and a pinch of salt. Combine the quinoa and olive oil mixture into the bowl and toss the ingredients together until well-combined.
4

Serve with a sprinkle of sunflower seeds.
[If desired, try toasting the sunflower seeds in a dry pan over medium-low heat beforehand for that extra flavour!]

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Adrian T @Adrian_T

on March 25, 2021 10:24

Sydney, Australia

An amateur cook always on the lookout for new recipe ideas. What started as a mean to save some money by cooking at home turned into a real passion. Ultimately I hope to share recipes that are healthy, affordable, and suitable for re-heating to make weekly meal-prep a breeze!