Not Your Boring Quinoa Salad

Here's a quinoa salad that packs a punch, contains a lot of protein and can be made ahead for a healthy side dish or for lunch. Can be made vegetarian and vegan by substituting vegetable stock :)

Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 cups of chicken broth, OR 2 cups of water with 2 heaping tsp of chicken bouillon
1 red chili pepper, finely diced
half a cucumber, diced
1/4 of a red onion, finely diced
handful of cilantro, roughly chopped
half a can of chickpeas
1 and a half limes
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

1. Rinse your quinoa with a wire mesh strainer. Place in a pot with either your water and bouillon or your chicken broth. To make vegetarian/vegan you can use vegetable stock/vegetable bouillon.
2. Bring to boil, then reduce to medium high heat and cook until there is no moisture left - like you cook rice!
3. While the quinoa is cooking, chop all your vegetables: chili pepper, cucumber, and red onion.
4. Put the cooked quinoa in a large bowl and allow to cool.
5. Once the quinoa is cooled, add to the quinoa all your vegetables and chick peas, squeeze the juice of 1 and a half limes into it, add your olive oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Enjoy!