
Peruvian chickpea, avocado & quinoa salad
30 min
Easy
2
Ingredients
50g uncooked quinoa
Half a cucumber, cubed
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup cherry tomtaoes, quartered
small pack coriander, leaves roughly chopped
1 red onion, trimmed and finely sliced
zest and juice of 1 lime
1/2 a red chilli, finely chopped (deseeded if you don’t like it too hot)
1 ripe but firm avocado
200g cooked or tinned chickpeas
Method
Half-fill a medium pan with water and bring to the boil. Rinse the quinoa in a fine sieve, then add to the water, stir well and simmer for 12 mins or until just tender.
Rinse the cooked quinoa in a sieve under cold water, then press hard with a serving spoon to remove excess water.
Tip the quinoa into a bowl and toss with the olive oil, cucumber, tomatoes, coriander, onion, lime zest and chilli. Season well with black pepper.
Halve and stone the avocado. Scoop out the flesh with a large metal spoon, cut into slices and combine with the lime juice. Add the chickpeas and avocado to the salad and toss gently together before serving.
To Dress mix some dry chillies , lime juice, apple cider vinegar and honey in a small bowl till combined and drizzle over the salad.