Lemony Quinoa with Chickpeas and Huckleberries

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Quinoa Salad Recipes

After being widely shared on social media during the Coronavirus outbreak, this South Korean coffee beverage now enjoys widespread acclaim.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups water
  2. 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
  3. ¼ cup sunflower seed kernels
  4. 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
  5. 1 cup huckleberries
  6. 1 carrot, grated finely
  7. ¼ onion, diced
  8. ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  9. 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  10. salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is soft and water has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
  2. Heat a small skillet over medium heat; toast sunflower kernels in hot skillet until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. Transfer quinoa to a large bowl and fluff with a fork; add sunflower kernels, chickpeas, huckleberries, carrot, onion, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Gently stir the salad until thoroughly mixed; season with salt and pepper.

Reviews

Robert Dudley
There no huckleberries to be bought here, I used pomegranate seeds! It is tasty but I felt it needed a bit more so I added some fresh basil chopped to it. The green makes it even more colorful and added the bit of flavor I was looking for. Maybe diced cucumber I’m thinking. This really is great as is and serves as a base to be creative with depending what you have on hand.
Megan Webster
Lots of flavor in this dish and so refreshing on a summer evening! I had to make some substitutions (pearl couscous instead of quinoa and lime instead of lemon), but wanted to write a review since no one else had reviewed it yet. The citrus flavor is nicely offset by the rich, salty nutty-ness of the sunflower seeds. The huckleberries surprised me by not being distracting. Thanks for the great non-dessert huckleberry recipe! I’ll be making this again.

 

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