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30 Semi-Healthy Days - Day 2: Red Quinoa & Chickpea Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 cup red quinoa
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• ½ cucumber, diced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 4 green onions, diced
• ½ jalapeno, diced (more if you like it spicier)
• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• ¼ cup flaxseed oil
• ¼ cup tarragon vinegar
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
• Kosher salt & pepper, to taste
• Avocado for topping

Instructions:

1. Bring the quinoa and vegetable broth to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Let cook for 15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed and quinoa is soft.
3. Allow the quinoa to cool while you chop all of the veggies.
4. Combine the cooled quinoa with the cucumber, tomato, green onions, jalapeno, cilantro and chickpeas.
5. Whisk together the flaxseed oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard and salt & pepper until combined.
6. Stir dressing into the quinoa mixture.
7. Serve with avocado!