Garbanzo and Quinoa Salad...you gotta try this
A family friend, Monica, was visiting Philadelphia recently and stopped in at a restaurant called Wedge + Fig. I have never been to this particular establishment, but she posted a photo of her meal on Facebook and I had to try to recreate it.
The Garbanzo and Quinoa Salad looked absolutely fabulous. A quick scan of the Internet bore no recipe for this particular dish so I set off to make my own based on her photo. This recipe is strictly a Vegetarian On A Budget copy and can not be construed to be the real thing from what appears to be a fabulous dining establishment in the City of Brotherly Love. My apologies, in advance, to the Wedge + Fig, but I had to try this and couldn't wait for the opportunity to visit to ask for the recipe.
Garbanzos are one of my favorite foods and quinoa is rapidly rising in the ranks on that chart. Both are great tasting and both are fabulous sources of all sorts of vitamins as well as fiber - one 1/4 cup serving of quinoa has 3 grams of fiber and a 1/2 cup of garbanzos has 6 grams of fiber...that's half of the amount you need in a day right in one meal.
Health benefits aside, this salad tastes great. This is not your rabbit's diet food (there's about 5 grams of fat in this whole thing).
Fill your plate. This is truly a good-and-good-for-you meal.
The Garbanzo and Quinoa Salad looked absolutely fabulous. A quick scan of the Internet bore no recipe for this particular dish so I set off to make my own based on her photo. This recipe is strictly a Vegetarian On A Budget copy and can not be construed to be the real thing from what appears to be a fabulous dining establishment in the City of Brotherly Love. My apologies, in advance, to the Wedge + Fig, but I had to try this and couldn't wait for the opportunity to visit to ask for the recipe.
Garbanzos are one of my favorite foods and quinoa is rapidly rising in the ranks on that chart. Both are great tasting and both are fabulous sources of all sorts of vitamins as well as fiber - one 1/4 cup serving of quinoa has 3 grams of fiber and a 1/2 cup of garbanzos has 6 grams of fiber...that's half of the amount you need in a day right in one meal.
Health benefits aside, this salad tastes great. This is not your rabbit's diet food (there's about 5 grams of fat in this whole thing).
Fill your plate. This is truly a good-and-good-for-you meal.
Garbanzo and Quinoa Salad a la VOAB
Salad2 cups of mixed greens, chopped
1/2 cup of cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas)
1/4 cup of dried cranberries
1/4 cup of cooked quinoa
2 tablespoons of feta cheese, crumbled
Citrus Vinaigrette
- 2/3 cup of rice wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup of lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons of minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- •Mix the vinegar, the lemon juice, the olive oil, the mustard, the garlic and the honey in a pan over medium high heat and stir until well mixed and heated through.
- •Take the dressing off the stove and let it cool while you make the salad.
- •For the Salad, pile the beans, the cranberries and the feta on the greens, sprinkle the quinoa on top.
- •When the dressing has cooled to room temperature, pour it over the salad.
