This quinoa salad is not only delicious, but also a true powerhouse for your health! With sweet potatoes, kale, chickpeas and feta, you get a great combination of healthy carbohydrates, valuable fiber, plant-based protein and healthy fats .
Quinoa salad with chickpeas and feta
This quinoa salad with sweet potato is the ideal balanced lunch.
SimplyLevel
30 min.working hours
from Paulina
Ingredients
- 100gQuinoa
- 120 gsweet potato
- 50 gfresh kale (alternatively spinach)
- 80gChickpeas (jar)
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 2 tbsplemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 60 gFeta
- 30 gcranberries (dried)
Nutritional values per serving
Makes 2 servings. Nutritional information is based on 1 serving:
501
calories
18.4 g
protein
66.7 g
carbohydrates
18.1 g
Fat
preparation
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Rinse the quinoa in a sieve under cold running water. Then cook according to the package instructions in boiling salted water and let cool.
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Peel the sweet potato and cut it into small cubes. Cook the sweet potato in boiling salted water for 10–12 minutes.
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Meanwhile, wash the kale, shake it dry, and remove the leaves from the stems. Rinse the chickpeas thoroughly and drain them.
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For the vinaigrette, combine olive oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Toss the quinoa, sweet potatoes, kale, and chickpeas in a bowl with the vinaigrette. Serve the quinoa salad with feta and cranberries.