How to make High Protein vegan salad

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Vegan salad is very easy to make. We already know about many vegan salad recipes. Today we will learn how to make a high-protein salad. Let's start with how to make it:

Serving: 4 People Time: 1 - 1 1/2 hour

Ingredients to Make High-Protein Vegan Salad Recipe:

• 1 cup cooked quinoa (8g protein)

• 1 cup cooked chickpeas (15g protein)

• 1/2 cup cooked edamame (8g protein)

• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (10g protein)

• 1/2 cup firm tofu, cubed (10g protein)

• 1 small cucumber, diced 1/2 cup Broccoli

• 1 medium tomato, diced

• 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped

• 1/2 avocado, diced

• 1/4 cup fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder

• Salt and black pepper to taste

Method of making High-Protein Vegan Salad:

• First of all, we will cook quinoa and chickpea. To cook quinoa, wash and cook 1/2 cup quinoa in water or vegetable broth as per the instructions on the package. When quinoa is cooked, let it cool. 

• Cook 1 cup chickpeas in 2 to 2 1/2 cups water in a pressure cooker till 2-3 whistles. If it is still raw, remove the lid and cook for a while.

• You can use tofu raw. But if you want, you can also fry it till it becomes light golden brown.

• Take a large mixing bowl and add cooked quinoa, chickpeas, edamame, tofu, chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, Broccoli, and red onion in it.

• In the same bowl add chopped coriander, sunflower seeds, lemon juice, cumin powder, salt, and black pepper, and sprinkle olive oil on top.

• Now mix the whole salad well so that all the spices mix well with everything. Your salad is ready, you can eat it immediately or you can eat it after cooling it.

Protein breakdown:

• Chickpeas: 15 grams

• Quinoa: 8 grams

• Edamame: 8 grams

• Tofu/tempeh: 10-12 grams

• Hemp seeds: 10 grams

This salad has around 40-50 grams of protein in total. It is perfect for a hearty lunch or a light dinner. You can add as many other protein-rich vegetables as you like.

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