Quinoa salad with chickpeas and rice

A fresh dish, very easy to prepare. It's perfect for a light meal.

Tasty one-dish meal
  • Preparation time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking time: 10 minutes
  • difficulty: Bassa
La Quinoa, a herbaceous plant that is used like any cereal, is also the basic ingredient for a simple, quick and very healthy recipe: a salad that combines it with rice and chickpeas.

Ingredients

  • 200 gr Quinoa
  • 200 g of rice
  • 100 grams of chickpeas
  • The juice and zest of half a lemon
  • 60 g of green olives
  • A handful of parsley
  • A tablespoon of chopped fresh ginger
  • 40 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt to taste

Preparation

  • Wash the chickpeas and soak them overnight.
  • In the morning boil the ceci in plenty of salted water
  • Boil the rice in one pot and the quinoa in another.
  • Drain them and put them in a bowl
  • Chop the parsley and ginger and add them to the rice and quinoa.
  • Now add the oil, the chickpeas, and the lemon, both the juice and the grated zest.
  • Mix well and top with the olives.
The salad of Quinoa with rice and chickpeas it is an excellent alternative to various types of cereal-based salads.

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