Avocado Chickpea Salad with Quinoa
- Updated on Feb 25, 2021
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Avocado Chickpea Salad (5 Min, Vegetarian)
Avocado Chickpea Salad. Supercharge Your Lunch: High in protein, fiber and put together in 5 minutes before you go to work. Easy and tasty.
Servings:2 servings
Calories:476kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup quinoa (uncooked)
- ¾ cup chickpeas, cooked
- ½ avocado
- 1 handful cilantro/coriander, fresh (1 tsp dried coriander is also fine)
- ½ red onion
- 3.5 oz low fat feta cheese
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 1 tsp honey
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa in a saucepan in double the amount of water until the water has evaporated (roughly 15 minutes). Remove from heat and cover with a tea towel for 5 minutes. The quinoa will open up beautifully.½ cup quinoa
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas.¾ cup chickpeas, cooked
- Cut and dice up the avocado. Chop the cilantro/coriander (also the stems, if you like). Dice up half an onion.½ avocado, 1 handful cilantro/coriander, fresh, ½ red onion
- Throw everything into a bowl, add the feta cheese, honey and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.3.5 oz low fat feta cheese, 1 lime, 1 tsp honey, Salt and pepper to taste
- Lunch is ready!
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Avocado Chickpea Salad (5 Min, Vegetarian)
Amount per Serving
Calories
476
% Daily Value*
Fat
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
27
mg
9
%
Sodium
746
mg
32
%
Potassium
749
mg
21
%
Carbohydrates
61
g
20
%
Fiber
12
g
50
%
Sugar
10
g
11
%
Protein
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
248
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
18
mg
22
%
Calcium
75
mg
8
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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2 comments
Wow! This recipe was REALLY good! And soo filling! The lime flavor really made the dish!
Lime makes weather indeed! Glad you enjoyed it!