Chickpea Salad Recipe
A healthy chickpea salad with a refreshing Mediterranean twist.
Servings: 8
Calories: 262kcal
Ingredients
- 4 C. Cooked or Canned Chickpeas
- 3 Roma Tomatoes
- 1 Red Pepper
- 1 Cucumber
- 1/4 Red Onion
For the Dressing
- 1/4 C Olive Oil
- 4 Tbs Honey
- 4 Tbs Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Orange Zest
- 3 Sprigs of Fresh Mint (About 10 leaves)
- Salt and Pepper To taste.
Instructions
- Drain the chickpeas and place in a large bowl.
- Peel, seed, and dice the tomatoes, cucumber, and red pepper.
- Dice the red onion.
- Add the vegetables into the large bowl with the chickpeas.
- In a smaller bowl, combine olive oil, honey, and lemon juice.
- Add the orange zest to the dressing and mix well.
- Add the dressing to the chickpeas and vegetables.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Chop mint leaves and add to the salad as a garnish.