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Lamb's Lettuce with Quinoa and roasted Chickpeas
Salads & Light Meals

Sometimes it just takes a fresh salad, right? This salad tastes amazing with the combination of lots of fresh vegetables, roasted chickpeas, quinoa and Italian-influenced dressing. Perfect when you need to make it fast or you need a vitamin bomb!

Duration 20 minutes
Ingredients for 2 portions
For the dressing:
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 30g balsamic vinegar
  • 30g olive oil
  • herbs, salt, pepper
  • liquid sweetener if required (agave syrup, maple syrup etc.)
For the salad:
  • 40g quinoa
  • 1/2 tin of chickpeas¹
  • 150g lamb's lettuce
  • 1 paprika
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 2 spring onions
  • 30g walnuts
Preparation
  1. drain the chickpeas, spice them with paprika, pepper and salt and roast them in the oven at 160 degrees for about 15 minutes
  2. cook quinoa according to the package instructions
  3. chop the pepper, cucumber, tomato, onions and put them in a large bowl
  4. add lamb's lettuce, walnuts, quinoa, chickpeas
  5. mix the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and pour over the top
  6. mix everything well together and enjoy with a little slice of bread if you like
Remarks
¹ Alternatively you can of course take dry chickpeas. But you should soak them in water the day before and cook them afterwards.
Nutritional values for 1 portion
Calories
490 kcal
Fat
27,7g
Carbs
38,5g
Protein
14,0g