Don’t you just love a filling, hearty salad that’s super easy to prepare? I am normally not a salad person, because it just doesn’t fill me up and sustain my blood sugar high levels. But add some protein like chickpeas and quinoa and I am set! Try this Chickpea and Quinoa Greek Salad for your lunches or light dinner and add it to your healthy recipes rotation!
Chickpea and Quinoa Greek Salad
Vegetarian Chickpea salad with olives, feta, tomatoes, onion, garlic and a light lemon dressing! Add quinoa for more protein or enjoy on it’s own! This is a great salad for summer BBQs and picnics works great as a quick lunch for work.
Chickpea and Quinoa Greek Salad
Servings 4 -6
Ingredients
- For the salad:
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 15 oz can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 small red onion chopped
- 15 grape tomatoes halved (about 1 cup)
- 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1 medium cucumber sliced and quartered
- 4 oz feta cheese crumbled or cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- For the dressing:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- freshly ground salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan, bring stock to a boil.
- Stir in quinoa.
- Reduce heat to med low and cover.
- Cook 15 minutes, until liquid is absorbed.
- Transfer to a large bowl and cool.
- Place all salad ingredients into a large bowl and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and oregano. Pour onto salad and toss again to well combine. Taste and add salt and pepper as you'd like.
- Place in refrigerator for 1 hour to marinate, or serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Salad is best enjoyed within 2-3 days after making.
I am a New England mama of 3 kids, 3 kitties and 2 puppies! I grew up in the great state of NH and blog about all things healthy and natural near Nashua and Boston.
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
May 21, 2017 at 9:09 pmThanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Alison's Allspice says
May 22, 2017 at 8:36 pmI love simple grain salads like this. Your recipe looks so fresh and vibrant, yum!
Jenn from BoiledNoodle says
May 24, 2017 at 2:03 amSo glad I saw this at the Show & Tell LinkParty!! Must try this!!❤️
Claudia Blanton says
May 25, 2017 at 5:11 pmthat looks so good, and won’t take forever to make, which is awesome because I really don’t have much time to waste. Thanks for that healthy recipe, Blessings!
Amanda says
May 25, 2017 at 8:33 pmHealthy & delicious! Thanks for joining the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesday linky party – I look forward to seeing what you share next week!
Judee@gluten free A-Z Blog says
May 26, 2017 at 7:22 pmAn interesting twist on a Greek Salad. Looks delicious.
Lindy says
May 28, 2017 at 2:29 amThanks for bringing this along to Fiesta Friday!
Lynn Woods says
May 29, 2017 at 3:06 pmI’m always looking for quinoa recipes. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty!
Miz Helen says
June 5, 2017 at 11:13 pmCongratulations!
Your post has been featured on Full Plate Thursday! Thanks so much for sharing with us, we have really enjoyed it and we hope you enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen