Roasted Medley Quinoa Bowl w/ Spiced Chickpeas

If you love quinoa bowls, you have come to the right place! This summer my family and I fell in love with them, so much to the point that one day we decided to try a different quinoa recipe every day of the week. I gathered as many recipes as I could. Found the best ones for my family, and then before long, I started making my own concoctions, and my own dressings, because some of them were just too bland, too herby, or too chunky. I started playing around and tweaking what recipes I found to fit my own palette. I found a way to make the creamiest non dairy dressings, that are full of flavor, not too sweet, not too tart, and not too oily. 😋 I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

INGREDIENTS

1 can of chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

1 zucchini

1 med red onion

5 or 6 baby red potatoes (cut and halves and 1/4’s)

1 roma tomato (diced)

1/2 English cucumber, peeled and diced

1 stalk celery cut and diced

1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles

2 tbsp Ras El Hanout (middle eastern store spice)

1 tbsp Garlic powder

1 tbsp tumeric

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp olive oil

1/3 cup parsley finely chopped

1/4 cup dry quinoa, rinsed and cooked normally

For Dressing

1 small jar

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp white wine

1 tbsp honey (adjust to your taste)

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp tumeric

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

Whip it until it’s smooth and creamy looking. 😋

DIRECTIONS

Dice all your ingredients

Place the rinsed and strained chickpeas on a cookie sheet in the center, spread out the ras el hanout over the chickpeas and mix

Add in your diced potatoes, zucchini, and onions around the sides, and poke a few in the center, add 3/4 of the diced celery to this mix

Put 1 tbsp Garlic powder around the edges of the pan where most of the potatoes, zucchini and onions are

Repeat around the edges with 1 tbsp of tumeric, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1 tsp salt until covered,

Place in oven for 20 minutes on 400°F, check and add 6~7 more minutes on 350° F

In a bowl place all your fresh ingredients on one side, cook your quinoa

Once hot items are out, let cool and add to the side of fresh ingredients (tomatoes, cucumbers, celery) in your bowl, top with quinoa, parsley, feta crumbles, pour your dressing on the top and mix.

~serve warm and enjoy!

~ANEWblog