Quinoa Chickpea Salad

5 from 3 votes

This Quinoa Chickpea Salad is a delicious and nutritious meal. With plant-based protein, fresh vegetables and a zesty lemon dill dressing, it’s perfect for a healthy lunch, light dinner, or side dish. Quick to make and full of wholesome ingredients, this salad is sure to become a go-to favourite.

Prep Time20

Total Time30

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: quinoa chickpea salad, lemon dill dressing

Servings:

Calories: 370kcal

Author: Laura Lawless, BASc

Equipment

Ingredients

For the salad

1 cup uncooked quinoa
1½ cups cucumber, quartered and sliced
2 bell peppers, small dice red, yellow, or orange
1 cup carrot, small dice about 2 medium carrots
¼ cup green onion, chopped white and light green part only
19oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

For the dressing

⅓ cup olive oil
⅓ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a medium sauce pan, cook quinoa according to package directions. Set aside to cool.
While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the cucumber, bell peppers, carrot, green onion and chickpeas. Place in a large bowl.
Whisk together all dressing ingredients in a small bowl or mason jar.
Add the cooked and cooled quinoa to the vegetables and chickpeas in the large bowl, pour the dressing on top, then stir until well combined. If you have time, cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to let the flavours blend. Store any leftovers in a airtight container in the refrigerator and eat within 4 days.

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Notes

Quinoa: be sure to rinse if your quinoa doesn't come prewashed (it will say on the package). This will help to avoid an undesirable flavour/texture.
Veggie choices: this salad is super customizable. Switch up the mix ins with what you have on hand.
Dill: adjust the amount in the dressing to suit your taste. We like a decent amount of dill flavour, so we recommend at least 2 tablespoons.
Marinate: we highly recommend letting it sit at least 30 minutes to let the flavours blend.

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