Favorite Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa uncooked, rinsed in a fine-mesh colander
• 2 cups water
• 15 ounces chickpeas rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
• 1 cucumber medium, seeded and chopped
• 1 red bell pepper medium, chopped
• 3/4 cup red onion chopped, from 1 small red onion
• 1 cup flat leaf parsley finely chopped, from 1 large bunch
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice from 2 to 3 lemons
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic pressed or minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition

• Calories : 450 calories
• Carbohydrate : 62 grams
• Fat : 17 grams
• Fiber : 10 grams
• Protein : 13 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2.5 grams
• Sodium : 630 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams