Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Created by BrookeTheCook on January 17, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Recipe #4124
Ingredients
- 15 ounces chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 cucumber, finely chopped
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 cups mixed salad greens (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, garlic, parsley, basil and mozz cheese in a medium bowl.
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Step 2: Drizzle olive oil, vinegar and salt over top and toss all ingredients to combine. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 1 hour to let flavors blend. Serve alone as a side-dish or over a bed of mixed greens.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (287.2 g)
- Calories 362.7
- Total Fat - 18.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.9 g
- Cholesterol - 41.5 mg
- Sodium - 580.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 4.6 g
- Protein - 38.9 g
- Calcium - 208.9 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg