Description
Quinoa Tabbouleh is a great dish for vegetarians or vegan as it is loaded with plant-based protein and loaded with flavour!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups quinoa
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup spinach
- 1 cup chickpeas
- 1 small cucumber, sliced into fourths
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
- 1 tbsp chopped parsely
- 1 tbsp chopped mint
- Dressing
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Juice from 1 lemon
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Begin by bringing quinoa and water to a boil {while water is coming to a boil, steam spinach over this water to soften the spinach, this will only take 1-2 minutes}
- Once water is boiling, remove the steamer {spinach should have softened} then cover quinoa and bring to a simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, all water should be gone and quinoa should be soft.
- Place quinoa in a bowl and let cool.
- Combine dressing ingredients in a small dish and then pour dressing over quinoa.
- Then add all remaining ingredients to the bowl {spinach, chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, parsley and mint}.
- Gently combine all ingredients and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Main, Dinner