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Salad on the Go

This Quinoa and Chickpea Salad with Honey-Mustard Dressing is a colorful and nutritious dish packed with flavor and texture. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Main Ingredients Flax seeds, Pumpkin seeds
Cuisine Fusion
Course Salads
Prep Time 7-8 hour
Cook time 0-5 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients 

  • 1 tablespoon flax seeds
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup chickpeas (kabuli chana),soaked overnight and boiled
  • 3/4 cup quinoa, boiled
  • 10-15 fresh blueberries
  • 10-12 orange segments
  • 8-10 broccoli florets, blanched
  • 10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 5-6 romaine lettuce leaves
  • 8-10 walnuts, toasted
  • 2 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
  • 2-3 small red radishes, sliced

Dressing

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon mustard sauce
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 lemon, juice extracted
  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Dry roast flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in a non-stick pan for 2-3 minutes.
  2. To make the dressing, mix together honey and mustard sauce in a bowl. Add salt and mix well.
  3. Add lemon juice, crushed peppercorns, olive oil and mix well. Transfer in a small bottle. Cover and set aside.
  4. Mix together chickpeas, quinoa, blueberries, orange segments, broccoli florets and cherry tomatoes in a mixing bowl.
  5. To make each portion, transfer a portion of salad in a glass jar. Tear some lettuce leaves and add. Top with some roasted seeds and add some more salad.
  6. Alternatively, place a portion of salad in another glass jar. Top with torn lettuce leaves, some walnuts, ½ tablespoon cheese, some roasted seeds, some radish slices and some more salad.
  7. Drizzle the dressing and serve.
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