Description
A vibrant Mediterranean salad featuring chickpeas, feta cheese, and fresh vegetables, perfect for a healthy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans Chickpeas (15-ounce cans, drained and rinsed)
- 0.5 cup Red Onion (finely chopped)
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes (halved)
- 1 Cucumber (peeled, seeded, and diced)
- 0.5 cup Kalamata Olives (pitted and halved)
- 4 ounces Feta Cheese (crumbled)
- 0.25 cup Fresh Parsley (chopped)
- 0.25 cup Fresh Mint (chopped)
- 0.25 cup Olive Oil (extra virgin preferred)
- 3 tablespoons Lemon Juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 clove Garlic (minced)
- 0.5 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- Salt and Black Pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Drain the chickpeas and rinse them under cold water.
- Chop the red onion finely.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Peel, seed, and dice the cucumber.
- Pit the Kalamata olives and halve them.
- Crumble the feta cheese into small pieces.
- Chop the fresh parsley and mint.
- In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, red onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, parsley, and mint.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, and dried oregano.
- Pour the dressing over the salad.
- Toss gently to combine all the ingredients.
- Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Notes
Allow the salad to marinate for 30 minutes for best flavor. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 20mg