Chickpea Salad Healthy Recipe
I love to use chickpeas in salads. Chickpeas are not just protein rich, they are super tasty too! This is a simple salad made with cooked chickpeas but incredibly yummy! Enjoy lemon chickpea salad as a light dinner or serve it as a side with lunch.
Servings: 2
Calories: 420kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Chickpeas, cooked
- 1 medium Onion, chopped
- 2 Garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium Tomato, chopped
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Chilli flakes
- 1½ tsp Olive oil
- ¼ tsp Vinegar
- ½ tsp Lime juice
Instructions
- For summer garbanzo salad with lemon dressing, soak dried chickpeas overnight and cook them till tender or you can use canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained.
- Cut up onion, tomato and coriander; mince garlic finely.
- Take a bowl and toss in the chickpeas, chopped onion, freshly-cut tomato, minced garlic, chilli flakes and coriander leaves.
- Add a dash of vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice
- Season chickpea vegetable salad with salt and black pepper; toss gently to blend all ingredients well.
- Serve freshly made Tomato Chickpea Salad as a side dish with Grilled chicken or grilled fish.
Notes
* For more chickpea salad ideas: You can add some chopped cucumber, Kalamata olives, parsley, basil, fresh mint, Dijon mustard, honey, crumbled cheese, chopped mango, grapes, walnuts, bell peppers, quinoa, etc. * You can store leftovers for 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Before serving, squeeze some lemon juice to freshen up leftovers.