Chickpea Salad with Orange Miso Dressing

About the Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 2 Servings

• cherry tomatoes, halved (12)
• green onions, sliced (4)
• dry quinoa (1/2 cup)
• low-sodium garbanzo beans (chickpeas), cooked or canned and rinsed (1 1/2 cup)
• fresh cilantro (3 tablespoons)
• fresh orange juice (juice of 2 oranges) (1/4 cup)
• seasoned rice vinegar (1/4 cup)
• white or yellow miso (2 teaspoons)
• maple syrup or agave nectar (1 tablespoon)
• garlic, grated or minced (1 clove)
• ginger, grated or minced (1 teaspoon)
• black sesame seeds (2 teaspoons)

Directions

1. Combine the tomatoes, onions, cooked quinoa, garbanzo beans, and fresh cilantro in a large bowl.

   
   
   

2. In a small bowl, thoroughly whisk the orange juice, rice vinegar, miso, maple syrup or agave nectar, garlic, ginger, and sesame seeds to make the dressing.

   
   
   

3. Pour the dressing into the larger bowl and toss all of the salad ingredients together.

    

   Note:

   To make quinoa, place 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water (for example: 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water) quinoa and water in a 1-½ quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until all the water is absorbed (about 15 minutes). You will know that the quinoa is done when all the grains have turned from white to transparent, and the spiral-like germ has separated. Wait for it to cool to add to the recipe. You could also substitute 1 cup of frozen, thawed quinoa for a pre-cooked option.

   
   
   

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