Mediterranean Chickpea Salad + Lemon Vinaigrette | Ready in 10 Minutes!
Mediterranean chickpea salad is a classic recipe brimming with ingredients and bursting with the vibrant colors and flavors of the region. This salad combines delicious earthy chickpeas, sweet ripe cherry tomatoes, crisp English cucumbers, garlic, red onion, and aromatic herbs in a perfect combination of taste and texture.
Equipment
- 1 Glass bowl
- Knife and cutting board
- Salad serving spoons
Ingredients
- 🔸15oz. 450g canned Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 🔸1 large English cucumber
- 🔸1 red bell pepper
- 🔸2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 🔸½ red onion
- 🔸½ cup pitted black olives
- 🔸5 oz. 140g feta cheese
- 🔸¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
- 🔸Lemon vinaigrette
Instructions
- Add the chickpeas to a large salad bowl.🔸15oz.
- Dice the red bell pepper and cucumber into bite-sized pieces.🔸1 large English cucumber, 🔸1 red bell pepper
- Finely slice the red onion and halve the cherry tomatoes.🔸½ red onion, 🔸2 cups cherry tomatoes
- Add veg to a large salad bowl with the chickpeas.
- Add around half of the black olives, the chopped parsley, and a few chunks of feta cheese.🔸½ cup pitted black olives, 🔸5 oz., 🔸¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
- Toss ingredients.
- Drizzle the lemon vinaigrette over the salad and gently mix until well combined.🔸Lemon vinaigrette
- Garnish with the remaining black olives and some crumbled feta cheese.
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Notes
Lemon vinaigrette recipe
How healthy are chickpeas?
One cup of chickpeas provides:- 269 calories.
- 14 grams of protein.
- 4 grams of fat.
- 12 grams of dietary fiber.
- 80 milligrams (mg) of calcium.
- 4.74 mg of iron.
- 78.7 mg of magnesium.