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Easy Chickpea Salad
Chickpea salad is a healthy salad that can be served as a side or a main dish too. This protein rich salad is low in fat, super healthy and filling. It is quick and easy to make by simply putting together a few ingredients.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Serves
- 2 people
- Total
- 20 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup (Boiled with a little salt )Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans)
- 10 (cut into halves)Cherry Tomato
- 1 ( cut into small chunks)Onion
- 1 small sized (cut into small cubes)Cucumber
- 3-4 leaves (torn into small pieces)Lettuce
- 4 sprigs (chopped)Coriander leaves
- For the Salad dressing
- 3 tspLemon juice
- 2 tspOlive oil
- a pinchPepper
- to tasteSalt
Method
- Step 1
In a bowl mix all the veggies cucumber, onion, tomato and lettuce
- Step 2
Season it with a little salt.
- Step 3
Add the boiled chickpeas, mix well and keep aside.
- Step 4
For the Salad dressing
- Step 5
In a small bowl mix all the ingredients of the dressing with a whisk.
- Step 6
Drizzle it all over the salad.
- Step 7
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
- Step 8
Before serving allow all the ingredients to marinate well at room temperature.
- Step 9
Additional tips:-
- Step 10
The chickpeas should be well cooked.
- Step 11
To give it a Mediterranean twist you may also add black olives, feta cheese / grated cottage cheese and serve it with pita bread.
