SPICED CHICKPEA, RED PEPPER, AUBERGINE AND QUINOA GRAIN BOWL
SPICED CHICKPEA, RED PEPPER, AUBERGINE AND QUINOA GRAIN BOWL
SPICED CHICKPEA, RED PEPPER, AUBERGINE AND QUINOA GRAIN BOWL

Ingredients
  • 50g/1¾oz quinoa
  • ½ aubergine
  • sliced long ways
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 200g/7oz tinned chickpeas
  • drained
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ red pepper
  • cut into rings
  • 2 sprigs coriander
  • chopped
  • 50g/1¾oz Greek yoghurt
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Cook the quinoa according to packet instructions
  • then drain.
  • Heat a griddle pan over a high heat
  • brush the aubergine on both sides with a little oil. Cook the aubergine on the griddle pan until both sides are cooked and marked with lines from the griddle.
  • In a small bowl
  • mix the chickpeas with the cumin
  • a small pinch of salt and a dash of olive oil. Fry gently over a medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Place the quinoa in the bowl you plan to eat from and add the spiced chickpeas
  • red pepper
  • aubergine slices
  • coriander and a dollop of yoghurt.
  • Drizzle liberally with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Eat straight away or pack in your lunchbox ready to take to work.