I always have a can of Chickpeas in the pantry

Here are a 7 recipes that use a can of chickpeas! Full of protein & fibre you can always open a can of chickpeas, drain, rinse & add to many foods & of course you can always whip up a batch of Hummus!

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Chickpeas

I love a grain salad & this Quinoa Salad is one of our favs! The dressing is from Bon Appetite & is just delicious. I used what I had in the refrigerator to make this Quinoa Salad, so you can change-up the vegetables if you want. There is a combination of fresh vegetables cut up…

Kale Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash & Chickpeas

I saw this recipe recently on foodiecrush.com and thought it would be great for a vegetarian meal but I served it as a side salad with a frittata! This salad has kale, roasted butternut squash and chickpeas with a tahini dressing. I will be using this dressing on other things because I really liked it. I  added more…

Kale & Carrot Salad with Crispy Chickpeas

I bought a bunch of kale at the grocery store.. it was unblemished & beautiful… but now the question was ….what to do with it! I found this recipe on Minimalist Baker, 20-minute Asian Kale Salad . Click on the link to get to the original recipe, I adapted it & will write up the…

Hummus & Baked Pita Chips

There are so many recipes for Hummus & so many options to buy it ready-made in the grocery stores. But..I like making it myself. It is fast, easy & I can have it on a whim. I started making my own over 25 years ago and have come up with a recipe that we love.…

Avocado Hummus

I love guacamole & I love hummus…so I combined them. Easy. Also good because I had 1 can of chickpeas & a couple of avocado that were getting nice & ripe so I needed to use them. There isn’t much to write about it! So simple & good. Eat it any way you want… with…

Vegan Chickpea & Quinoa Burgers

I made these vegan burgers the other day & they are quite good, even my meat-loving son ate them! These burgers were a bit dry in texture but I baked them so I think had I pan-fried them, they would have been moister. There is a sauce that goes along with this recipe & it…

Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Stew

This recipe, Sweet Potato Chickpea Stew, is the Oh She Glows ‘ Soul-Soothing African Peanut Stew ‘ I have just made a couple small changes to her recipe! I love this vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Stew. A beautiful mixture of ingredients that results in a dish that is comforting & delicious! I have made this…

5 Hearty Quinoa Salad Recipes

Salad does not have to only be made with lettuce!

Here are some very popular Quinoa Salads! Not only are they popular but they are all amazing!

These can be meal on their own or a side dish! The left-overs are perfect for lunches ( if there are any leftovers!)

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Chickpeas

I love a grain salad & this Quinoa Salad is one of our favs! The dressing is from Bon Appetite & is just delicious. I used what I had in the refrigerator to make this Quinoa Salad, so you can change-up the vegetables if you want. There is a combination of fresh vegetables cut up…

Quinoa Broccoli Chickpea Salad

I saw a post on Instagram from @thepyperskitchen … Warm Charred Cauliflower & Brown Rice Salad with Dates, Capers and Feta and it looked very delicious. but…. I did not have many of those ingredients in the house so I used that recipe for inspiration & made a salad with the ingredients I had while…

Quinoa Salad….with Miso-Turmeric dressing (or use any grain)

This is the quinoa salad that I made to use the Miso – Turmeric dressing from Bon Appetit with. Here is the link to that recipe from a previous post. I used what I had in the refrigerator in the quinoa salad, so you can change-up the vegetables if you want. There is a combination…

Vegetable Quinoa Salad

I just downloaded an app for Oh She Glows on my iPhone & the first recipe I decided to make was for a Quinoa Salad. My friend has the Oh She Glows cookbook. I saw the cookbook on the counter at her house & glanced through it. It looked good so when I saw that…

Spinach Salad with Quinoa

I love adding quinoa to a salad that has nice dark greens, such as kale or spinach. If the salad is made with kale it lasts a bit longer in the fridge as left-overs because the kale does not get too soggy. When I put this salad together I thought about the different textures and…