Mediterranean Chickpea Salad –...

This mild and refreshing salad has the whole lot you’re in search of. It takes lower than quarter-hour to throw collectively, and is made solely from recent veggies and complete components. It’s candy and tangy, and the chickpeas present sufficient protein making this salad a lightweight however filling meal in itself.

For extra mediterranean recipes, attempt our Sheet Pan Greek Chicken and Veggies.

I like to think about this one as a “mother’s favourite.” By that I imply a type of salads that will not be any child’s favourite, but it surely’s what you, because the grownup, are wanting to simply devour and eat for each lunch and dinner for days. It’s acquired chickpeas, a fast vinegar dressing, and all of the veggies. You gotta love these Mediterranean flavors.

Ingredient Notes

• Chickpeas: Additionally referred to as garbanzo beans. Ensure to empty and rinse.
• Cherry or Grape Tomatoes: You should use both cherry or grape tomatoes. Slice in half or quarters. Use purple, yellow, or each!
• English Cucumber: These have extra taste and fewer seeds than common seedless cucumbers, however each can be utilized.
• Inexperienced Bell Pepper: Cube for the right chew. Strive utilizing purple, yellow, or orange bell peppers for just a little further sweetness.
• Crimson Onion: The most suitable choice for consuming uncooked. We love purple onions for his or her sweetness and chew.
• Kalamata Olives: In the event you can’t discover them, common black olives work instead, however they’re milder in style.
• Feta Cheese: Crumbled feta provides that signature tangy Mediterranean taste.
• Basil and Mint: dried herbs could be substituted rather than recent in 1/third the quantity, however for a salad like this it’s strongly really useful you utilize recent.
• Further Virgin Olive Oil: Use an excellent high quality EVOO for the dressing.
• Lemon Juice: Recent is greatest however in case you’re brief on time, you need to use bottled.
• White Wine Vinegar: Crimson wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be utilized instead in the identical quantity.

Veggie Choices

This veggie-packed salad is so versatile and straightforward to customise. We use Mediterranean components, however you’re free to take out something you don’t love or add something you do! We suggest asparagus, spinach, or avocado.

Serving Recommendations

This salad is so versatile. Serve it up by itself for a lightweight meal or snack, or as a aspect dish. There isn’t a fallacious method to eat chickpea salad.

Lettuce Wrap: That is the right possibility for a well-rounded vegetarian meal. We suggest butter lettuce or iceberg.

Add Rooster: Wish to beef up this veggie salad? Simply add in some grilled hen for just a little further protein.

Make Forward

We like to make an enormous batch of this originally of the week after which snack on it or use it for lunches all week lengthy! This could final in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 7 days.