Chickpea Brown Rice Broccoli Salad With Balsamic Tahini Dressing Food

VEGAN CURRIED BROCCOLI CHICKPEA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add finely chopped broccoli, chickpeas, carrot, cranberries, green onion, and cilantro. Set aside.
• Make the dressing by whisking together the following ingredients in a small bowl: tahini, lemon juice, water, garlic, maple syrup, curry powder, ginger, turmeric, salt and pepper. Immediately drizzle over salad and toss to combine. Sprinkle almonds on top and toss a few more times.
• Serve immediately with fresh squeeze of lemon or place in the fridge for later. Salad will keep well up to 5 days.

EASY BALSAMIC CHICKPEA, BROWN RICE & BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Pre heat grill to medium-high heat. Place pepper directly on grill. Cook, turing as needed for 15 minute or until charred. put in bowl cover. remove skin and seeds chop pepper into pieces
• Toss rice, broccoli, chickpeas, chopped pepper and dressing. season with salt and pepper top with almonds.
• Serve warm or cold.

HERBED CHICKPEA-BROCCOLI SALAD WITH TAHINI-LEMON DRESSING

Steps:

• Roast the broccoli: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Add the broccoli florets, oil and a large pinch of salt to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Toss to combine, and spread out in a single layer. Roast for 20 minutes, stir and roast until the broccoli is browning, 10 minutes more. Remove from the oven, and set aside to cool.
• Make the dressing: Add the tahini and 3 tablespoons water to a small bowl, and stir until smooth. Add the lemon juice, vinegar, tamari and garlic, stir to combine and season with salt to taste.
• Assemble the salad: Add the roasted broccoli, chickpeas, dill, parsley and cilantro to a large bowl, and toss to combine. Divide between 2 bowls, drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.

CHICKPEA BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the ingredients for the dressing and set aside until ready to use.
• Rinse the crown of broccoli very well then place broccoli on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to chop it into small florets. Transfer the broccoli florets to a large mixing bowl or a salad bowl. Note: if you prefer very small pieces of broccoli, you can pulse the broccoli in a food processor to shred it finely. Drain and rinse the chickpeas in a colander. Add them to the large bowl with the broccoli. Add in the rest of the ingredients for the broccoli salad (blueberries, dried cranberries, red onion, sunflower seeds and feta cheese).
• Pour all of the dressing into the bowl with the salad ingredients and toss everything together until well-combined.
• Taste the salad for flavor and add more sea salt, black pepper, or fresh lemon juice to your personal taste.
• Serve this chickpea broccoli salad alongside your main entrée for a complete meal.