Chickpea & Quinoa Salad

Yields5 Servings

(Use organic ingredients whenever possible).

A colorful and delicious salad that can be eaten as a complete meal. This recipe delivers an energizing source of complex carbohydrates, along with fiber, iron, and healthy polyunsaturated fats. The quinoa provides all 9 essential amino acids, and the bell peppers give nearly your daily requirement for vitamin C.

½ cup Willow Creek Organic Chickpeas

½ cup Willow Creek Organic Quinoa

¼ cup cucumber, grated

½ cup red bell pepper, diced

½ cup yellow bell pepper, diced

¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced

2 tbsp capers

½ cup fresh spinach, sliced

2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley

¼ cup Willow Creek Organic Sunflower Seeds , toasted

Dressing

2 tbsp Willow Creek Organic Flax Oil

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tsp brown sugar

2 tsp zest and juice of one lime

salt and Willow Creek Organic Pepper to taste

1

Precook quinoa and chickpeas prior to starting recipe.

2

Combine all ingredients of salad in bowl.

3

Mix dressing together and toss into salad.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 140

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 380

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 350mg15%
Potassium 296mg9%
Total Carbohydrate 53g18%

Dietary Fiber 11g44%

Sugars 9g
Protein 18g36%

Vitamin A 4%
Vitamin C 80%
Calcium 10%
Iron 60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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