It has been a dark wintertime hither inwards London Ontario, simply this salad is pretty withal too packed amongst lots of protein. So that mightiness cheer you lot up. I know it's soup flavor really, simply I was craving salad too this ane has everything you lot need. Each seize amongst teeth is a sense of savour experience. Included along amongst the nutty quinoa too buttery soft chickpeas are lightly toasted cashews, tangy sun-dried tomatoes too tart dried cherries. I dressed upwardly all that goodness amongst olive oil, ruby vino vinegar, manuka honey, about freshly squeezed orangish juice too a flake of spice.
 Quinoa too Chickpea Salad amongst Sun-Dried Tomatoes too Dried Cherries |
Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner
Published on January 19, 2016
Simple, wholesome too protein-packed chickpea too quinoa salad amongst cashews, sun-dried tomatoes too dried cherries
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Salad:
- 1 loving cup dried quinoa (2 cups cooked)
- 1/2 loving cup dried chickpeas (1 1/2 cups cooked or 1 xiv oz can)
- 1/2 loving cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/3 loving cup raw cashews, chopped or left whole
- 1/3 loving cup dried cherries
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons ruby vino vinegar
- 1 medium orange, juiced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon terra firma cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- sea tabular array salt too fresh cracked dark pepper to taste
Instructions:
Rinse the quinoa too soak for 8 hours or overnight inwards ii cups of water. Rinse the chickpeas too soak for 8 hours or overnight inwards several inches of water. Rinse the chickpeas too transfer to a minor saucepan. Cover amongst fresh H2O too convey to a boil. Reduce oestrus to medium-low, cover, too simmer for 1 lx minutes or until buttery soft. While the chickpeas are cooking, soak the sun-dried tomatoes inwards hot H2O for thirty minutes, hence drain too chop. Meanwhile, convey the quinoa to a boil inwards a medium saucepan. Reduce oestrus to the lowest setting, cover, too simmer for fifteen minutes or until the H2O is absorbed. Remove from oestrus too aspect five minutes earlier fluffing amongst a fork. Meanwhile, toast the cashews inwards a dry out unoiled skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat, tossing or stirring frequently, for 10 minutes until browned. Transfer the chickpeas, quinoa, sun-dried tomatoes, cashews too dried cherries to a large mixing bowl. Whisk the dressing ingredients together too pour over the salad. Stir to combine too serve at room temperature or chilled.
Makes 6 servings |
This is my contribution to
No Croutons Required, a monthly effect featuring vegetarian soups too salads, alternately hosted yesteryear my love friend Jac of
I am hosting for January.
Other salads to relish from Lisa's Kitchen:
Vegan Caesar Salad Beetroot, Leek too Walnut Salad Black Bean Salad amongst Fresh Mango too a Chaat Masala Dressing Indian-Style Coleslaw Sumber http://foodandspice.blogspot.com/
