Mediterranean Chickpea Salad – The Stay At Home Chef

This gentle and refreshing salad has every little thing you’re on the lookout for. It takes lower than quarter-hour to throw collectively, and is made completely from contemporary veggies and entire 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.

Why Our Recipe

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

I like to consider this one as a “mother’s favourite.” By that I imply a type of salads that might not be any child’s favourite, however it’s what you, because the grownup, are wanting to only 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 known as garbanzo beans. Be certain that to empty and rinse.
• Cherry or Grape Tomatoes: You need to 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 proper chew. Strive utilizing purple, yellow, or orange bell peppers for slightly further sweetness.
• Purple Onion: The best choice for consuming uncooked. We love purple onions for his or her sweetness and chew.
• Kalamata Olives: For those who can’t discover them, common black olives work as an alternative, however they’re milder in style.
• Feta Cheese: Crumbled feta provides that signature tangy Mediterranean taste.
• Basil and Mint: dried herbs will be substituted rather than contemporary in 1/third the quantity, however for a salad like this it’s strongly really useful you utilize contemporary.
• Additional Virgin Olive Oil: Use an excellent high quality EVOO for the dressing.
• Lemon Juice: Contemporary is finest however should you’re brief on time, you need to use bottled.
• White Wine Vinegar: Purple wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be utilized as an alternative in the identical quantity.

Veggie Choices

This veggie-packed salad is so versatile and simple 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 Ideas

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 incorrect solution to eat chickpea salad.

Lettuce Wrap: That is the proper 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 rooster for slightly further protein.

Make Forward

We like to make an enormous batch of this in the beginning 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.