I was sent this delectable recipe by a friend who is vegan. Quinoa tastes unbeatably fresh thanks to the lime juice!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 3 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 1 cup canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Place the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer, and rinse under cold, running water until the water no longer foams. Bring the quinoa, salt, and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Once done, stir in the garbanzo beans, tomatoes, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil. Season with cumin, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley to serve.
Reviews
Delicious
I would make this again with some tweeks. It was good, it tastes nice at room temperature. It seems like it is supposed to be saladlike based on the way the recipe adds the last of the ingrediants. It will make a healthy lunch .
I dropped the tomato and used raisins and diced apples. Put in substantially more lime using juice, lime pulp and lime zest and shred lots of parsley. The kids will like it this way.
Oh so good!!! Added red onions, subbed cilantro for the parsely and added a little extra tomato!
This was so good!! I cooked the garlic in the quinoa with a little bit of chicken bouillon, and also added mushrooms. Will definitely make again!!
The whole family LOVED it – and it was so easy to make.
Terrific as written! This will be a staple for us.
Good recipe as written, but we also like to sauté an onion with the olive oil and cumin before adding tomatoes, chick peas, and lime juice, etc. to the cooked quinoa. Easy and fast weeknight supper.
Yes. Make this. You’ll be glad you did. We used lemon instead of lime juice because we made it with lemon yogurt grilled chicken – perfect side dish; great as leftovers for breakfast with a sunny side up egg and yogurt!
I made this with red quinoa and it was very good. It tasted like a taco bowl, but less heavy and more refreshing.
I used a whole can of chickpeas, vegetable broth instead of water 1/2 the oil and extra tomatoes. Yum!
I liked it very much. Tasty, easy to make and quick prep! Nutritious weekday meal or side.
This is one I’ll definitely do again! I only combined the garbanzo beans with the quinoa in the last few minutes of cooking. I sautéed onions, garlic, green pepper, and mushrooms separately and added the seasonings to that veggie mixture before adding it onto the cooked quinoa with lime juice. On top of that, I added tomato, feta cheese, and avocado as a garnish and it was amazing!
I read some changes others made and I doubled the dressing. Next time I will add more tomatoes. I served it cold. I made it for a pot-luck dinner and people liked it. I will definitely make it again.
Five stars for being easy to make; three for taste. Followed the recipe exactly except added a diced cucumber (needed to be used up before it went bad). The taste was rather bland. I think quinoa and garbanzos are rather bland so something is needed to give some flavor. The “dressing” of lime juice, olive oil, and cumin was fairly mild. I will make again and perhaps use Italian dressing or vinagrette (sp?) instead of the oil/lime juice/cumin addition.
I made this for my Bunco group as one of the sides with fresh ingredients from my garden. It sat all day in the refrigerator as recommended in other reviews. Nobody was a fan.
Loved the flavors in this dish. It will be a great summer side dish .
Love this. Used chicken stock instead of water and added feta. Paired perfectly with Honey dijon curried chicken thighs.
so easy an so good! i also added avocado it was simply devine
good and hearty
I will make this again! I used a 19 oz tin of chickpeas, added green onion and 1 tsp oregano. More flavourful than many quinoa recipes I’ve tried. Next time I will add 1 tsp cumin and try increasing dressing by 1/2 as suggested. You can really add any veggies like peppers and cucumbers.