Name: Spelt Grape Salad with Chickpeas
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups quartered grapes; 2 cups cooked spelt; 1 cup cooked chickpeas (drained and rinsed if using canned); 1 ounce blue cheese (crumbled); 1/2 cup sunflower seeds; Parsley (for topping); 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon honey

Description

This wonderful fall grain salad gets texture from chewy spelt berries, sweetness from grapes, and a boost of protein from the chickpeas.

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Ingredients

Salad

2 cups quartered grapes
2 cups cooked spelt
1 cup cooked chickpeas (drained and rinsed if using canned)
1 ounce blue cheese (crumbled)
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
Parsley (for topping)

Dressing

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey

Instructions

Slice grapes into quarters (first along the length, then again across the width). Place in a large bowl. Add spelt and chickpeas. Crumble blue cheese over salad. Then sprinkle with sunflower seeds.
In a small bowl, combine dressing ingredients and whisk together. Pour over the salad. Finally, toss until everything is well coated.
Serve and top with minced parsley.

Notes

Tips & Tricks: Soft cheeses crumble more easily when they are cold. Leave the blue cheese in the fridge. Then, add it to the salad when you’re ready.

Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: spelt, chickpeas, sunflower seeds

Nutrition: See the information.

Nutrition

Calories: 427
Sugar: 15.4
Sodium: 188.5
Fat: 20.5
Carbohydrates: 53.6
Fiber: 8.1
Protein: 12.2
Cholesterol: 5.3