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Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Recipe Tip
A Healthy Twist
Top the salad with 6 tablespoons of feta cheese for a tangy, creamy note, plus a bone-boosting benefit of dairy calcium.
Source:
Meals That Heal from Prevention® (2001) p. 129
  6 ratings : 5 reviews

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Go Greek with this tasty and colorful low-fat dish. From Prevention Healthy Cooking.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:8 servings

1can (15 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
3plum tomatoes, chopped
2roasted red peppers, chopped
1/2small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
1/2cucumber, peeled, halved, seeded, and chopped
2tablespoons chopped parsley
2cloves garlic
3tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2teaspoons flaxseed oil
1/4teaspoon salt
1.In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, tomatoes, peppers, onion, cucumber, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, flaxseed oil, and salt. Toss to coat well. Let stand for at least 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 110 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 80mg; Total Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 3g); Protein 5g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 35%; Vitamin C 90%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 MyPyramid Servings: 1 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans, 1/2 c Vegetables 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
©Copyright 2008, Rodale, Inc.

 
 
 
5 Reviews

 

Awesome!
This was a great salad. Very light, but extremely flavorful. Was a big hit at a friend's cook-out.
Posted at 3:00 PM on September 23 2008 by Jan , Woodstock GA

 

Chickpea Salad
This is absolutely amazing. Not a really big fan of chickpeas but this is beyond delicious. Gotta at least try it once!
Posted at 8:44 AM on August 25 2008 by Redgia , MANCHESTER NJ

 

My company's healthcare team and caterer served this at a recent lunch-n-learn and it was fabulous. It was so fresh and light. A real pleasure to the palet.
Posted at 9:32 AM on June 20 2008 by Debbie ,

 

Delicious
I made this salad for myself to bring to work. It was so easy to make and transport. This salad is so great I can't wait to make it for my family and friends at the next barbeque.
Posted at 8:17 AM on April 14 2008 by stacysaturn , royal palm beach FL

 

My boyfriend and I really loved this. I diced all ingredients smaller than shown in the picture and didn't use as much of the onion as we are not very big on raw onions. I was surprised that they weren't more prominent but all of the ingredients mixed very very well. I also made a batch with tomato basil feta as suggested. It was still very good but I think it takes away from the freshness you get from just the salad alone.
Posted at 9:42 AM on October 12 2007 by , Nashville TN