QUINOA SALAD WITH PUMPKIN AND ARUGULA HUMMUS
 
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QUINOA SALAD WITH PUMPKIN AND ARUGULA HUMMUS (Recipe also in English on OPSD blog) This healthy and light quinoa salad with pumpkin and arugula hummus recipe makes a satisfying lunch, i’s also a great side dish for veg lovers, everyone loves it!
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TIPO DI RICETTA: Main
PORZIONI: 2
INGREDIENTI
  • For the arugula hummus
  • 200 g of boiled chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 30 g of arugula
  • 25 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • 10 ml of lime juice
  • the extremity of a clove of garlic
  • ½ teaspoon of mustard
  • a pinch of salt
  • For the quinoa salad
  • 100 g of tricolour quinoa
  • ½ small pumpkin, cut into slices
  • 5 ml of lime juice
  • zest from half a lime, grated
  • quartirolo cheese (o feta), just enough
  • red onion, just enough
  • fresh parsley
  • extra virgin olive oil
COME PROCEDERE
  1. Prepare the arugula hummus
  3. Put the arugula, the oil, the salt, the boiled chickpeas (remember to keep aside 2 tablespoons of whole chickpeas for the garnish), the garlic, the mustard and the lime juice into the mixer and blend well. Set aside.
  4. Prepare the quinoa salad
  6. In a small colander, wash the quinoa in running tap water.
  7. Fill a small pot with 200 ml of salted water and bring to the boil.
  8. In a pot, heat a trickle of oil and toast the quinoa for one minute. Add the boiling water and cook as indicated on the package.
  9. Transfer the quinoa to a bowl and dress with an emulsion of lime juice, extra virgin olive oil and the grated zest from the lime. Set aside.
  10. Heat a cast-iron grill pan and then sprinkle some salt on it. Lay the slices of pumpkin on the pan and grill on both sides.
  11. Slice the onion into rounds and break the quartirolo (or feta) into small pieces.
  12. Pour a couple of tablespoons of hummus into the dishes, add the grilled slices of pumpkin, the onion sliced into rounds, the quartirolo broken into pieces and the chickpeas kept aside.
  13. Garnish with a bit of parsley and a trickle of extra virgin olive oil.
  14. Serve with crusty bread.
Recipe by OPSD Il gustoso food blog at https://www.opsd.it/insalata-di-quinoa/