Vegan Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Hummus Dressing

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Vegan Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Hummus Dressing

This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Hummus Dressing is far from being a boring, limp salad. It's full of exciting tastes and textures making it an exciting option for lunch!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: lunch

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, cucumber, extra virgin olive oil, hummus, lemon, parsley, quinoa, red onion, vegan feta, yellow pepper

Servings: people

Calories: 402.09kcal

Ingredients

For the salad

120 g quinoa
360 ml water
240 g chickpeas from a 400g tin
0.5 small cucumber
1 yellow pepper
0.5 red onion
10 cherry tomatoes
4 tbsp olives
1 handful parsley
150 g vegan feta optional

For the dressing

2 tbsp hummus
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
0.5 lemon juice only
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Add the quinoa to a pan over a medium heat with the 360 ml water.
Bring the water to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes or until the quinoa has absorbed all of the liquid.
In the meantime, finely dice the vegetables, halve the olives and thinly slice the parsley.
Whisk together the hummus, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Add water if you'd like the dressing a little more thin.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Once the quinoa is cool and the dressing has been made, toss all the ingredients together and serve.

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