¾ cup uncooked quinoa or 1-1/2 cups cooked quinoa (we used Organic Grains from their generous mailing delivery)
1-1/2 cup water
¾ Tbsp. olive oil
¾ cup Kalamata olives
¾ Tbsp. red wine vinegar
¾ Tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice (alternatively, you can substitute this for ¾ Tbsp. red wine vinegar)
15.5 ounce can, chick peas, (ideally low salt, we use Trader Joe’s Organic chickpeas which are lower in sodium than most, 140 mg/serving))
Pink Himalayan sea salt, ground to taste, optional
¼ cup dried cranberries
3 ounces fat-free crumbled feta
2 tsps. fresh ginger, finely grated, optional
2 Zespri kiwis, sliced and quartered
Instructions
Directions:
If using uncooked quinoa, prepare quinoa by adding to a medium sauce pan with 1-1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer until tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed (about 15 to 20 minutes). Fluff with a fork.
Mix olive oil, vinegar and lime juice (or lemon juice, if you opt for that) together.
Pour over quinoa and stir in well. Drain about one-quarter of the liquid in the can of the chickpeas out and pour chickpeas into quinoa. Grind salt to taste in quinoa and chickpea mixture.
Stir in cranberries, feta and ginger. Gently fold in kiwi. Serve warm or chilled! Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 355 Fat: 9 g Saturated fat: 1 g Carbohydrates: 53 g Sodium: 314 mg Fiber: 9 g Protein: 15 g
Recipe by Nutrition Twins at https://nutritiontwins.com/kiwi-olive-quinoa-cranberries-feta/