Moroccan Quinoa Salad
This Moroccan Quinoa Salad is full of flavor and nutrients. Made with chickpeas, raisins, almonds, and parsley, this dish is a great to way to change it up in the kitchen. And prepared ingredients make it easy to throw together.
Ingredients
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa about 1-1½ cups cooked
- 1 cup broth or water
- 1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 cup matchstick carrots or shredded
- ½ cup almonds chopped or slivered
- ½ cup raisins no sugar added
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- 1 lb cooked chicken breast optional
Honey Lemon Dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Prepare quinoa according to package instructions.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine rinsed chickpeas, carrots, almonds, raisins, and parsley.
- Make the Honey Lemon Dressing by adding the ingredients to a small bowl and stirring together.
- Once quinoa is cooked and cooled, add to the mixing bowl followed by the prepared dressing. Gently stir everything together.
- Serve as a side dish or add cooked chicken and enjoy as a meal!
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