Salads
Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp raw quinoa
- 2 tbsp chickpea (boiled)
- 1 chopped cucumber
- 1 chopped red bell pepper
- 4 - 5 cherry tomato
- 1 chopped green onion
- 2 tbsp carrot
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 10 - 12 chopped mint leaves
- coriander leaves for garnishing
For Dressing
- 2 - 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pod crushed garlic
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
- rocksalt as per taste
Method
- Boil quinoa in a pan with salt and water. Once ready let it cool down.
- Take a deep bowl add quinoa, boiled chickpea, cucumber, red bell peppers, green onion, cherry tomatoes, grated carrot, mint leaves and mix them well.
- Take a glass jar and all dressing ingredients and cover it with lid. Shake it nicely, its ready.
- Pour 2 tbsp of dressing on the salad.
- Sprinkles pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds on the salad and mix it well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.