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Chickpea salad with miso dressing
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Scrumptious Chickpea Salad with Tangy Orange Miso Dressing

A quick, easy, healthy, and totally flavorful salad you will love.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: vegan

Ingredients

  • SALAD:
  • 1/2 C dry quinoa
  • 1 C water
  • 12 cherry tomatoes halved
  • 4 Spring onions sliced
  • 1 1/2 C salt-free chickpeas cooked, or canned and rinsed
  • 3 Tbls fresh coriander
  • DRESSING:
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 1/4 C rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp white or yellow miso
  • 1 Tbls maple syrup
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tsp ginger grated
  • 2 tsp black sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Place 1/2 C quinoa and 1 C water in saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer, cover and cook until water is absorbed and quinoa is tender (abt. 15 min). You will know that the quinoa when all the grains from white to transparent, and the spiral-like germ has separated. Wait for it to cool to add to recipe.
  • Combine tomatoes, onions, quinoa, chickpeas and fresh coriander in a large bowl.
  • Mix all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Pour the dressing into the larger bowl and toss all of the salad ingredients around. Serve and enjoy!