Description

This healthy, filling, easy and quick to prepare bowl uses already cooked quinoa, tahini, chickpeas and veggies.

Ingredients

• Hummus:
• 15 oz. can chickpeas
• 3 T. lemon juice
• 2 t. tahini
• 1-2 garlic cloves
• ½ t. salt
• 2-3 ice cubes
• Assembly:
• 1 c. cooked quinoa
• 2 c. baby spinach
• 1/3 red onion, sliced
• 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1/2 English cucumber, sliced
• 1 c. canned chickpeas
• 1/2 c. Greek olives, pitted and drained
• chopped parsley, for serving
• extra virgin olive oil, for serving

Steps

1. Hummus:
2. Place chickpeas in a bowl of water; rub them together to peel the skin (optional, but helps create a creamy texture). Drain; transfer to a food processor. Blend chickpeas alone until powder-like, scraping down the sides, as needed.
3. Add lemon juice, tahini, garlic, salt and 2-3 ice cubes; blend for about 5 minutes until smooth. Taste; adjust, adding more lemon juice or salt, if needed.