Rainbow Chickpea Salad Recipe

This tangy rainbow chickpea salad recipe will brighten up your summer plate. Make this delicious salad for a great, healthy lunch or light dinner. {WW 4 Purple, 4 Blue, 8 Green, Vegetarian, Gluten Free}

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings

Calories 104kcal

Author Ginny

Ingredients

2 15 oz Cans Chickpeas rinsed and drained
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Orange Bell Pepper
1 Ear of Corn
½ cup Fresh Parsley
½ Red Onion
3.5 oz Crumbled Feta Cheese

Dressing

5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 tbsp Lemon Juice fresh squeezed
2 tsp SPLENDA® Naturals Sugar & Stevia Sweetener Blend
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1 tbsp Minced Garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Chop the red and orange bell pepper, onion and parsley. Use a knife to shave corn kernels off of cob. Place the ingredients in a large serving bowl with rinsed chickpeas and crumbled feta cheese.
In a separate bowl, make the dressing by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, SPLENDA, mustard, garlic and desired amount of salt and pepper. Whisk vigorously. Pour over the salad and mix well so ingredients are evenly coated.
Refrigerate for at least four hours, preferably overnight, before serving.

Notes

Use fresh vegetables for the best results.

Let the salad sit in the fridge for at least four hours, but 24 hours is even better. This lets the flavors marry together better. The flavor becomes more intense as it sits, so keep it chilled overnight before serving when possible.

Chickpeas and garbanzo beans are actually the same things. So when you are shopping, both will work.

Leftovers need to be chilled when not serving.

This salad can be kept for 3-5 days in the refrigerator.

Other additions you can use:

Tomatoes - Slice grape or cherry tomatoes for the salad.

Cucumber - I love chopping up an English cucumber and adding it to the chickpea salad. It’s so good! You can also use regular cucumbers too.

Avocado - Don't add the avocado until you are ready to serve it, but it gives the salad an even creamier texture.

Cilantro - If you have some fresh cilantro on hand, chop it up and add it to the mixture. So refreshing and tasty.

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