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Arugula Salad

olive oil

lemon juice

Kosher salt

black pepper

arugula

Parmesan,

I like a lot of fresh ground pepper on my arugula salad. Also, after I dress my salad I use my zester to put parmesan cheese on my salad. The freshly zester parmesan is very light and fluffy and it sticks to the dressed arugula.

Loaded with fluffy quinoa, spicy roasted chickpeas, tons of fresh veggies and herbs and loads of greens, this bowl couldn’t get any more fun…or healthy! 

Spicy Roasted Chickpea Salad

chickpeas, rinsed and drained (from a can)

tsp each cumin powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and dried parsley

tsp kosher salt

cayenne pepper

tbsp tahini

water

tsp honey

¼ tsp kosher salt

garlic powder and cayenne pepper

arugula, roughly chopped

cherry tomatoes, quartered

persian cucumber, finely chopped

cilantro,

Start by preheating the oven to 450°F and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Add the chickpeas onto the baking pan, sprinkle over the spices and drizzle generously with olive oil. Using your hands, toss the chickpeas until they’re completely coated in the spices. Then evenly spread out the chickpeas on the pan and baked in the oven for 25 minutes until golden-brown and crispy.

Next, cook the quinoa according to package instructions. Linking my quinoa tutorial here with tips and tricks for making fluffy quinoa. 

While the chickpeas bake and the quinoa cooks, make the dressing. Simply whisk all the tahini dressing ingredients together in a small bowl until silky smooth. Add more water as needed to thin the dressing to a consistency you like. 

Once the quinoa and chickpeas are done cooking, add them to a large serving bowl, along with the arugula, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and cilantro. Pour over the tahini dressing and toss to mix. Adjust salt as needed and enjoy!

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