Description
Healthy dinner recipes for a balanced meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups of quinoa
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa under cold water.
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions.
- In a large bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Add cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, and chickpeas to the bowl.
- Once quinoa is cooked, let it cool and add to the mixture.
- Stir in parsley and mix well.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Quinoa can be replaced with brown rice if preferred.
- Add avocado for creaminess.
- This dish can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Boiling and Mixing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: healthy dinner recipes, quinoa salad, chickpea salad