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Herbed Quinoa & Chickpea Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing

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Description

This fresh, herbed quinoa and chickpea salad makes a satisfying lunch. It’s also a great side dish for holidays and potlucks. Recipe yields 2 large, meal-sized portions or 4 side salads (you could easily double or triple this recipe).

Ingredient:

  • Salad
  • 1 cup quinoa, rinsed in a fine-mesh colander
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
  • 1 ½ cups roughly chopped baby spinach
  • ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro (or additional parsley)
  • ⅓ cup chopped green onion (green parts only)
  • ⅓ cup crumbled feta
  • ⅓ cup toasted pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
  • Lemon-tahini dressing
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1 large clove garlic, pressed or minced
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste