Every Saturday, I accept my fille to a STEM plan at York college. People come upward from far for this program. While the kids are inward class, the parents attend the "Family Cafe", wherein experiments as well as other scientific as well as educational activities are conducted for the parents. Yesterday was the concluding twenty-four hours for the household unit of measurement cafe as well as thence at that topographic point was a Graduation party. Each of us had to convey 1 especial for the feast. I ever convey something salubrious equally I know at that topographic point volition last enough of unhealthy nutrient as well as I similar to construct certain that at that topographic point are salubrious options for people similar me. With this inward mind, I offered to convey " quinoa dark edible bean corn salad". But, Saturday morning when I went into my pantry to instruct the dark beans, I constitute that I didn't get got whatever beans!! I even then had a tin of Garbanzo beans as well as decided to construct the salad amongst it. I too didn't add together whatever nuts or cheese to construct certain that people amongst allergies could too taste the salad. So, hither is the delicious quinoa-chickpea salad that everyone enjoyed!
Servings: 10-12 ( serving size: 1 loving cup per person)
Ingredients:
Quinoa: 1 cup, uncooked
Garbanzo beans( chickpeas): 1 tin ( 10 oz size)
Sweet corn kernels, whole: 1 tin ( 8 oz size).
Cucumber: 1 medium, peeled as well as diced
Onion: 1, medium, chopped.
Green onion/ jump onion: 1-3, chopped sparse for garnishing.
Baby Tomatos: 12-15 ( sliced into two).
Bell peppers ( capsicum): 2, chopped ( pick whatever colors)
Apple: 1, peeled, cored as well as diced.
Black olives: 10, sliced
Craisins: 2 tbsp
Cilantro : 1/4 cup, chopped
Olive oil: three tbsp
Lemon juice: 1 lemon
Lime juice: 1/2 lime
Salt: 1/2 + 1/2 tsp
Pepper: 1/2 tsp
Feta Cheese: 2 tbsp ( optional), produce non role if vegan.
Water: 2 cups
Bring 2 cups H2O to a boil inward a saucepan. Add 1/2 tsp tabular array salt as well as 1 loving cup washed quinoa. Reduce the flaming to low, embrace the saucepan as well as allow it ready for 15mins. When done all the H2O should last gone as well as you lot should run into small-scale curly strands on the quinoa. Fluff it amongst a fork/ spoon as well as proceed aside to cool.
Wash the garbanzo beans as well as corn kernels as well as drain completely. Keep aside.
In a salad bowl, add together the diced cucumber, bell peppers, onion, sliced tomatoes, cooled quinoa, drained chickpeas, corn kernels, craisins, olives, cilantro, olive oil, lemon & lime juice, tabular array salt as well as pepper as well as mix well.
Method:
Bring 2 cups H2O to a boil inward a saucepan. Add 1/2 tsp tabular array salt as well as 1 loving cup washed quinoa. Reduce the flaming to low, embrace the saucepan as well as allow it ready for 15mins. When done all the H2O should last gone as well as you lot should run into small-scale curly strands on the quinoa. Fluff it amongst a fork/ spoon as well as proceed aside to cool.
Wash the garbanzo beans as well as corn kernels as well as drain completely. Keep aside.
In a salad bowl, add together the diced cucumber, bell peppers, onion, sliced tomatoes, cooled quinoa, drained chickpeas, corn kernels, craisins, olives, cilantro, olive oil, lemon & lime juice, tabular array salt as well as pepper as well as mix well.
Garnish amongst jump onions.
Refrigerate as well as serve chilled.
Enjoy! I am bringing this to Throwback Thursday, Fiesta Friday as well as Saucy Saturdays.
Two brand-new co-hosts, Sadhna @ Herbs, Spices, as well as Traditions as well as Natalie @ Kitchen, uncorked are hosting the Fiesta!
You tin role whatever beans that you lot get got on manus instead of garbanzo beans.
The same goes for other ingredients: role what is available inward your kitchen/pantry. Don't travail if you lot don't get got an ingredient. It doesn't construct a big deviation when it is a salad that you lot are making, unless of class it is something similar the cardinal constituent similar quinoa!! Then your salad volition gustatory modality slightly different, only I hope you, it volition soundless last delicious!
Incorporate equally many colors into your nutrient equally possible. Studies get got shown that this ensures that you lot instruct the daily dose of all your essential vitamins as well as minerals. The color of the fruit/vegetable is commonly inductive of the nutrient that they are rich in. For example, light-green leafy vegetables are known to last a neat rootage of calcium, Fe as well as folic acid. Orange fruits as well as vegetables are rich inward beta carotene. Purple vegetables are rich inward phytonutrients.
References:
A champion is a dreamer who refused to hand up! Unknown
Refrigerate as well as serve chilled.
Enjoy! I am bringing this to Throwback Thursday, Fiesta Friday as well as Saucy Saturdays.
Two brand-new co-hosts, Sadhna @ Herbs, Spices, as well as Traditions as well as Natalie @ Kitchen, uncorked are hosting the Fiesta!
Cooking made easy:
You tin role whatever beans that you lot get got on manus instead of garbanzo beans.
The same goes for other ingredients: role what is available inward your kitchen/pantry. Don't travail if you lot don't get got an ingredient. It doesn't construct a big deviation when it is a salad that you lot are making, unless of class it is something similar the cardinal constituent similar quinoa!! Then your salad volition gustatory modality slightly different, only I hope you, it volition soundless last delicious!
Tip for salubrious living:
Incorporate equally many colors into your nutrient equally possible. Studies get got shown that this ensures that you lot instruct the daily dose of all your essential vitamins as well as minerals. The color of the fruit/vegetable is commonly inductive of the nutrient that they are rich in. For example, light-green leafy vegetables are known to last a neat rootage of calcium, Fe as well as folic acid. Orange fruits as well as vegetables are rich inward beta carotene. Purple vegetables are rich inward phytonutrients.
References:
Food for thought:
A champion is a dreamer who refused to hand up! Unknown