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Red Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Tomato and Avocado

By Elaine Mellen

Posted on June 14, 2016

Delicious, healthy and crunchy salads are my favorite. This red quinoa chickpea salad with tomato and avocado is the perfect combination of all three!

I like to make these salads extra crunchy to satisfy my personal craving and crunchy salads keep me away from nachos and chips! I use red quinoa which is both super healthy and tastes wonderful, plus the chickpeas, another favorite of mine!

To serve I plate the salad over greens, surrounding it with tomato and avocado. So good and so easy. You can also add extra toppings to this salad to make it more filling, such as canned tuna, grilled ahi tuna or shrimp. Just use your imagination!

Red Quinoa Chickpea Salad

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil
Juice of one lemon
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon Sesame Tahini
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup Red Quinoa, cooked according to package instructions
1/4 cup red pepper, chopped
1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
4 scallions, sliced, just the white ends
1/4 cup radishes
3 cups Romaine lettuce leaves
1 avocado, thinly sliced
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced

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Directions:

1. Combine first five ingredients in a small bowl.

2. Toss with quinoa. Then add red pepper, chickpeas, scallions and radishes, combining gently.

3. Place lettuce on a plate and top with quinoa mixture.

4. Arrange avocado and cherry tomatoes on top.