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⭐️ Chickpeas and quinoa are combined to create a simple and healthy chickpea quinoa salad with fresh, seasonal veggies and a simple lemon vinaigrette.

This salad offers a nutritious, naturally vegan, gluten-free meal choice that will please even the pickiest eaters.

⭐️ Ingredients
For the Quinoa
1 cup uncooked quinoa or about 3 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups water or vegetable broth
⅓ teaspoon salt

For the Salad
1 can (15 oz) chickpeas or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas
1½ cup yellow bell pepper
1½ cup cucumber
1½ cup cherry tomatoes
½ cup olives
¼ red onion
⅓ cup parsley
1 ripe avocado optional

For the Dressing
4 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
2 tablespoons lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
4 twists black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin optional

Metric:
For the Quinoa
200 grams uncooked quinoa or about 3 cups cooked quinoa
480 grams water or vegetable broth
⅓ teaspoon salt

For the Salad
230 grams chickpeas or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas
200 grams yellow bell pepper
200 grams cucumber
250 grams cherry tomatoes
½ cup olives
40 grams red onion
⅓ cup parsley
1 ripe avocado optional

For the Dressing
55 grams olive oil extra virgin
30 grams lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
15 grams mustard
15 grams maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
4 twists black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin optional

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❤️ Cooking should be done with caution. Pay attention while using knives and cooking tools. Nico is a trained chef, and it is solely for entertainment purposes that he sometimes looks into the camera while he cooks. ❤️