Chickpea Salad with Orzo and Creamy Sauce
A wonderful salad-meal that you must try and put in a taper for the office.
Ingredients
- 1 cup orzo
- 400 gr. chickpeas
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 shredded cabbage
- 4 shredded carrots
- a little mint
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup raisins
for the sauce
- 2 tbsp sriracha sauce (or ketchup)
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 lemon
- 1,5 tbsp maple syrup
- salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Start by boiling the orzo according to the instructions on the package in salted water. Add the turmeric to the water.
- In the meantime prepare your vegetables. Grate the cabbage and carrot and chop the mint.
- Soak the sunflower seeds in hot water until your orzo is ready.
- Pour all the ingredients for the sauce into the food processor after draining the sunflower seeds and beat well. Put the sauce aside.
- In a large bowl, pour the chickpeas, the orzo, all your vegetables, the cashews, the raisins and the sauce on top. Mix and enjoy a delicious salad-meal.