Chickpea Salad is a cold salad dish made from garbanzo or chickpea, along with tomato, black olives, and other yummy and healthy ingredients. This dish is high in protein and it contains nutrients that are good for your body.
It looks colorful and pretty to the eyes. As good as it appears, chickpea salad is also tasty. It can be enough for a light lunch or snack; it will satisfy your appetite and will make your taste buds happy.
How to Make Chickpea Salad
Preparing chickpea salad do not require any cooking; all you have to do is get all the ingredients ready and combine everything in a bowl, and mix.
Start by washing the canned chickpeas. Let the water drip and then arrange it in a mixing bowl. Chop the onion, garlic, scallions (this is also known as green onions), flat leaf parsley, and black olives. Add all of these in the mixing bowl where the chickpeas are and then add the sun-dried tomato. You will save time if you buy the ones that were already sliced into strips because you just need to scoop these directly from the bottle and add in your salad. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon and sprinkle some salt and pepper.
You might have your own way of preparing chickpea salad. It will be great if you can share it to everyone so that there will be more options. Bon ap·pé·tit!
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Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 can 15 oz. chickpeas
- 1/2 medium red onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 stalks scallions chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/4 cup bottled sun dried tomato strips
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash the chickpeas with running water. Let the water drip and then place in a mixing bowl.1 can
- Add the onion, scallions, sun dried tomato, and parsley. Fold to mix all the ingredients.1/2 medium red onion, 4 stalks scallions, 1/4 cup bottled sun dried tomato strips, 1/4 cup parsley
- Add the lemon, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Continue to mix until all the ingredients are well blended.1/2 lemon, 3 tablespoons olive oil, salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Place inside the fridge. Chill for at least 1 hour.
- Serve cold. enjoy!
Notes
- Spice level - Don't expect much of a kick with this! Our Chickpea Salad isn't a spicy one, but you may get a hint of that kind of flavor from onions and scallions.
- Sweetness level - This can be quite sweet, thanks to the sun dried tomato strips. But you can always lessen the amount you put if you are not a fan of that flavor.
- Chickpeas - Of course, this really would not be Chickpea Salad without that main ingredient! However, you can still create a healthy salad with other components, and so you can turn to the likes of quinoa and even cashews and cauliflower for substitutes.
- Scallions - Want an alternative for scallions? We've got options such as shallots and chives.
- Sun dried tomato strips - You can go for actual tomatoes to take the place of these tomato strips, but they will not be as sweet nor chewy. I'd also suggest roasted bell peppers for a similar texture.
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