Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Appetite for Reduction: Everyday Chickpea-Quinoa Salad

My Christmas present to myself was a copy of vegan chef extraordinaire Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Appetite For Reduction. I trust Isa's recipes to be uniformly delicious, even when she's trying to be healthy.

The everyday chickpea/quinoa salad is pretty simple. Cooked quinoa, a can of chickpeas, basalmic vinaigrette (this is what really makes it, and I highly suggest you check out the book for the recipe). I added shredded carrots, black garlic, chopped leeks and fresh basil to mine.

It's a wonderful, protein-rich sandwich spread. And it's damn tasty.