Creamy Chickpea Salad
This creamy chickpea salad is the perfect salad to meal prep (no soggy vegetables here) and tastes so good. Loaded with healthy ingredients, this salad will have you feeling so good!
Servings: 4
Calories: 281kcal
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl or salad bowl
- Medium Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Sharp knife
- Chopping Board
- medium baking tray
Ingredients
- 2 x 400 gram tins chickpeas drained and rinsed
- small handful flat leaf parsley roughly chopped
- ¼ medium red onion diced
- 2 Lebanese cucumbers diced into 1cm pieces
- 1 red capsicum core removed, diced
- 100 grams green beans cut into 1 cm lengths
- 1 portion 5 minute Greek Yoghurt Dressing
Croutons
- 6 slices bread of choice cut into 2cm cubes
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon Italian herbs
- ½ teaspoon sea salt flakes
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- To make the croutons, add the cubed bread to a large bowl. Top with the onion powder, garlic powder, Italian herbs, salt, pepper and olive oil and toss to coat evenly. Tip the bread out onto the baking tray and spread out evenly, making sure to scrape out any seasoning stuck to the bowl and sprinkling it over the croutons. Place into the oven to bake for 7 minutes or until golden and crisp.
- Make the salad dressing.
- Add the cut up green beans to a heat proof jug and top with boiling water. Carefully tip out into a heat proof strainer and run under cold water before straining.
- To a large salad bowl add the chickpeas, parsley, diced onion, cucumber, capsicum and green beans. Add the croutons and then pour over the dressing. Toss everything well to combine.
Notes
To make gluten-free
- Choose your favourite gluten free bread.
- Make sure all of your herbs and spices are gluten free.
To make dairy free
- Use unsweetened natural coconut yoghurt instead of Greek yoghurt in the dressing.
Meal prep tips
- Don’t add the croutons in advance. Instead, store in an airtight container and add to the salad the day of consuming.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 853mg | Potassium: 643mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1294IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 3mg