Mediterranean Chickpea Salad – The Keep At Residence Chef

This mild and refreshing salad has every part you might be in search of. It takes lower than quarter-hour to throw collectively, and is made solely from recent veggies and complete elements. 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 Rooster and Veggies.

Why Our Recipe

• Straightforward to place collectively and prepared in solely quarter-hour!
• You’ll love this candy and tangy home made salad dressing.
• Loaded with veggies for a good-for-you meal that’s mild and simple.

I like to think about this one as a “mother’s favourite.” By that I imply a kind of salads that might not be any child’s favourite, but it surely’s what you, because the grownup, are wanting to only devour and eat for each lunch and dinner for days. It’s obtained 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. Be sure to empty and rinse.
• Cherry or Grape Tomatoes: You should utilize both cherry or grape tomatoes. Slice in half or quarters. Use crimson, 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 chunk. Attempt utilizing crimson, yellow, or orange bell peppers for somewhat further sweetness.
• Pink Onion: The best choice for consuming uncooked. We love crimson onions for his or her sweetness and chunk.
• 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 helpful you utilize recent.
• Further Virgin Olive Oil: Use an excellent high quality EVOO for the dressing.
• Lemon Juice: Recent is greatest however for those who’re quick on time, you need to use bottled.
• White Wine Vinegar: Pink wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be utilized instead in the identical quantity.

Veggie Choices

This veggie-packed salad is so versatile and simple to customise. We use Mediterranean elements, 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 facet dish. There isn’t a flawed solution 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: Need to beef up this veggie salad? Simply add in some grilled hen for somewhat further protein.

Make Forward

We like to make an enormous batch of this at the start 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.