Middle Eastern Red Quinoa Recipe

For the environmentally sound hipster that wants to protect all of our furry creatures here is a delicious vegan, gluten free recipe for Middle Eastern Red Quinoa from Wheatless & Meatless:

MIDDLE EASTERN RED QUINOA

3 cups cooked red quinoa (be sure to rinse quinoa several times before cooking)
1 15oz can chick peas, rinsed and drained
4T olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup torn spinach leaves
1/4 cup roughly chopped mint leaves
juice of one lemon
salt and pepper to taste

Saute chick peas in garlic and 2T olive oil. Cool.
Make a vinaigrette with lemon juice, remaining olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Toss spinach, quinoa, mint and chick peas in vinaigrette to coat well.

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