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This pretty little chickpea salad was lunch yesterday. I love bright and fresh meals that are easy on the wallet and the eyes.
I was this close to making another grilled cheese (someone please send help!!!) when I remembered I had a very resentful can of chickpeas sitting in the cupboard just dying to get played with.
Do your old canned goods pout at you the way mine do? It can be quite… disorienting!
So with a heavy heart (I do so love me a grilled cheese!) and an adventurous spirit, I cracked open that can of chickpeas and got to it – Greek style!
I gave the chickpeas a quick rinse (you want all that bean goo gone!), chopped up some red onion, bell pepper, olives, cucumber, parsley and feta, and tied it all together with a bright and briny olive vinaigrette.
This was heaven in a bowl… go get some!
Greek Chickpea Salad – Baker by Nature
Yields 6 small servings
For the salad:
1 15 oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed
1 cup grape tomatoes, quartered
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1 english cucumber, quartered length wise then cut into small chunks
1 very small red onion, diced
1/4 cup kalamata olives, roughly chopped (I usually use a very generous 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
In a large bowl combine all the ingredients and toss well.
For the dressing:
1/4 cup kalamata olives
Juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons parsley
1 teaspoon honey
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 olive oil
In a blender combine all the ingredients and pulse until smooth and all the ingredients have liquified. Pour over the salad and lightly toss.
I love chickpea salads but I am still learning to “love” strong cheeses, like parm or feta. Love goat cheese though 😉
Love the salad, especially with so many good stuff in one salad. I try to eat less carb these days and a big salad like this will fill me up, and make me happy about my healthy meal. Totally inspired by your Greek chickpea salad!
Love these flavors! What a great lil’ lunch!
I love the Greek flavors. This looks awesome!
i love greek inspired salads and pasta salads!! yours looks so fresh with all those veggies!! love it 🙂
I’ve got a can of chickpea sitting in the pantry for a while, this should be a good recipe to use it up. Nice creation!
This is such a great salad, love that tangy vinaigrette!
Ohhhhh the flavors!! I love chickpeas and could eat kalamata olives until my mouth is raw! All the ingredients in your salad look so fresh and nutritious! This is the perfect salad for a get together or bbq!
Ohh healthy and greek?! Yes!
A Mediterranean salad like this is just the thing to snap us all out of our winter blues! I can’t wait to make this with the new summer produce… 🙂