Protein Packed Rainbow Salad | Healthy Lunch Meal Prep Idea

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: omit

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has similar health benefits, while vegetable oil is more affordable.

Start by making the dressing: in a bowl, combine 1/4 cup avocado oil, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey, and 1 teaspoon dijon mustard.

Season the dressing with salt and black pepper, then set it aside.

Cook 1 cup of quinoa according to package instructions and let it cool.

Open a can of chickpeas, drain and rinse them, then add to the salad.

Chop 1 cucumber into small pieces and add to the bowl.

Shred 1 cup of red cabbage finely and add it in.

Add 1 cup of thawed frozen corn to the mix.

Shred 1 carrot and add it to the salad.

Chop 1 red bell pepper into small pieces and add it to the bowl.

Finely chop 1/4 red onion and add it to the salad.

Chop a handful of fresh parsley and mix it in.

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss everything together until well combined.

Separate the salad into meal prep containers for the week.

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