Chilled Quinoa Salad With Grilled Summer Vegetables

I love when summer squash, zucchini and pattypan squash start turning up at the Farmer’s Market. They’re so much sweeter and more flavorful than their grocery store counterparts, and you can usually find a few little tiny guys that are just so beautiful. Have I mentioned I love miniature produce? Yes, well, something about a small zucchini is just so much more fun than a big one. So I prepared this Chilled Quinoa Salad With Grilled Summer Vegetables to use the veggies I bought.

Chilled Quinoa Salad With Grilled Summer Vegetables

Phoebe Green

You'll love this chilled quinoa salad with grilled summer vegetables as much as I do. I can vouch for this salad, it's my go-to when I want a quick pick-me-up meal.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 2 people

Calories 419 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• ⅔ cup quinoa
• ½ cup chickpeas prepared
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
• 3 tablespoons feta cheese crumbled
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 dash black pepper

Instructions

 

• Early on the day, you want to make the dish, or the night before, soak the quinoa for about 10 minutes, “scrubbing” the grains and swishing the water with your hands a few times.
• Rinse the quinoa in fine mesh strainers and then pour into a pot. Add 1 and 1/3 cup of water and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Once it starts tp boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, for 12 to 15 minutes or until the water is gone. Set in the fridge to chill.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, gently combine the cooled quinoa, chickpeas, most of the chopped parsley (reserving a bit for topping), and the feta.
• Stir together the mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Meanwhile, turn on the grill to medium heat.
• Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Lay them out on the grill tray/basket and spray with cooking spray, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper.
• Grill the vegetables until slightly charred and tender, about ten minutes.
• Combine the quinoa mixture with the sauce. Plate the quinoa for each serving and top with the grilled vegetables. Sprinkle a bit of parsley over. Eat!

Nutrition

Calories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 16gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 755mgPotassium: 512mgFiber: 8gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 475IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 189mgIron: 4mg

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