Colorful Chickpea Salad
You'll receive all the nutrients you need from the colors of this rainbow salad! The dressing I mention is one of my favorites from Trader Joe's and you really only need a little bit to get the flavor throughout. Feel free to add or swap out your own favorite salad toppings from what I have suggested! Let's show people what a real salad looks like, beyond just leaves!
Serves 1
Total Time: 15 mins
Meal Prep Tip:
For 4 servings of the salad, you would want to cook 1 cup of quinoa. For the veggies everything can be washed and cut up (either placed in their own separate containers OR create the full salad in each container). Learn about different meal prep organizing styles in “Meal Prep Your Work-Week Lunches”.
**Make sure the greens are completely dry or place a paper towel inside container - this will help keep it fresh for longer!!
Digestion Tip:
If you are struggling with digestive issues right now, then lots of raw veggies may not be the best choice for you. You can enjoy “cooked salads”, where most of the veggies are cooked except for the greens!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of Chopped Kale or other greens
1/2 cup of Cooked Quinoa
1/2 can Chickpeas
Shredded Carrot
Radish
Handful of Cherry Tomatoes
1/2 Avocado
Handful of Pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
Fresh Cilantro
Spices of choice (garlic, paprika, turmeric)
Trader Joe's Carrot Ginger Dressing
Directions:
Prep your ingredients. Chop the carrot and radish into bite size pieces. Drain and rinse the chickpeas from the can.
You can skip this if you prefer them cold. In a stovetop pan on medium heat throw in the chickpeas, chopped carrot, and after a few minutes add the radish. Toss with spices of your choice. This is to add more flavor and reduce the strong taste of raw veggies (can help with digestion too). Give these no more than 10 minutes.
Wash and chop the kale. Place it on your plate and toss in the quinoa.
Mix in enough of the salad dressing so it appears to slightly cover all the kale and quinoa.
Throw on the chickpeas, carrots, and radish. Top with sliced avocado, pepitas seeds, cherry tomatoes, and cilantro! Enjoy!