Healthy Chickpea Salad Recipe

healthy chickpea salad recipe

Last Sunday I was standing in front of our refrigerator trying to think of something I can make ahead to prep my lunches for the week.  I usually do chicken and veggies but after a while that can get pretty boring.  I am not a huge sandwich person and was over the basic salads.

So I literally pulled some stuff out of my refrigerator and started putting some ingredients together.  I ended up making the yummiest chickpea salad.  It’s easy, quick to put together and everything is fresh. It lasts up to about 4 days but after that it may start to get soggy.

Even the dressing is homemade!

Here is how to make the chickpea salad recipe:

Easy Chickpea Salad Recipe
Recipe Type: Lunch
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Author: Neesha Desai
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • For the Salad:
  • 2 cups organic chickpeas: you can use fresh or canned
  • 1 cup halved yellow and red cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion, chopped
  • 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
  • ½ cup sliced green olives
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta
  • For the Dressing:
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh oregano
  • ¼ squeezed fresh lemon juice
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh clintro
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
  1. Chop or prep all ingredients and put them in a bowl.
  2. I throw the dressing in for the week but you can keep it on the side and add it when you eat it.

 

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