Chickpea salad is a healthy and simple meal to make. It’s packed with protein and fiber, plus it can be served on top of lettuce or as a side dish. The chickpeas in this recipe are soaked overnight before being added to the dressing so they don’t get mushy when you cook them. Even though this recipe calls for mayonnaise, feel free to use olive oil instead!
Chickpea Salad Ingredients :
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cucumber, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped (or 1 tomato and a small amount of grated apple)
- 1/2 avocado, chopped or sliced in half (optional)
- feta cheese, lemon juice
How to Make Chickpea Salad?
- Soak the chickpeas overnight in plenty of water.
- Cook the chickpeas until they are soft, then drain them and leave to cool slightly.
- Mix together all other ingredients (except for the dressing) in a large bowl, then add your cooked chickpeas and mix well so they are evenly distributed throughout the salad mixture. Finally, add some olive oil or mayonnaise if you like a more traditional taste; this will also help keep it moist!
Tips to Follow While Making Chickpea Salad
- Use good quality olive oil.
- Use good quality lemon juice.
- Use good quality feta cheese.
- Use a good quality avocado (leave it out if you don’t like avocados). If you’re not sure about this, try it first with some bread and see how your body reacts! It’s really delicious but can be pretty spicy if the avocado is too ripe for your liking so make sure to check on the ripeness of your avocado before adding it to your salad!
- Also, remember that avocados are very expensive so don’t go overboard with them unless necessary since they have lots of calories which will add up quickly when eating large amounts throughout the day which means more weight gain! So try not to overdo it when buying avocados because they aren’t cheap at all and probably won’t taste nearly as good either.
Takeaway:
This recipe is a great base for other salads, as well. You can add more vegetables and proteins to make it your own. If you want to get fancy, try adding different types of dressing (from vinaigrette to yogurt) or even making it into a dip by blending chickpeas with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a food processor.
Chickpea salad is a great snack or side dish for any meal. You can make it in just about 30 minutes and the recipe is easy to follow. Chickpea salad is healthy and nutritious and will help keep you full throughout the day.
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