Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad is light and refreshing and uses a quick vinegar dressing. Whip this up in under 15 minutes and enjoy this healthy lunch or side all week long!
Ingredients
Salad:
• 30 ounces canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 pint red grape or cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
• 1 English cucumber, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• ½ cup sliced kalamata olives
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped mint
Dressing:
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
✅Instructions
1️⃣ In a large mixing bowl, toss together chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, olives, feta, basil, and mint.
2️⃣ For the dressing, pour honey into a microwave-safe mixing bowl. Microwave 10-15 seconds to liquify honey. Whisk in olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
3️⃣ Pour dressing over chickpea salad. Toss to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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