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Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

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 reviews

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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

1	can (15 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
3	plum tomatoes, chopped
2	roasted red peppers, chopped
1/2	small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
1/2	cucumber, peeled, halved, seeded, and chopped
2	tablespoons chopped parsley
2	cloves garlic
3	tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2	teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2	teaspoons flaxseed oil
1/4	teaspoon 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.

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Light and refreshing

Really good and healthy. I did not have red peppers or flaxseed oil and it was still good. I added some feta cheese to mine and it was even better. Great as a side dish. Even my husband and daughter liked it.
Posted at 12:32 PM on January 29 2009 by Foodie63

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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