Weeknight Cooking

Quick Balsamic Chickpea Salad

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April 22, 2015
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3 Ratings
Quick Balsamic Chickpea Salad
  • Serves 2
Author Notes

This simple recipe—a handful of vegetables, nutty chickpeas, and good balsamic nourish and satisfy— is something I reach for when I need dinner inspiration.

Adapted from Goya Foods —Posie (Harwood) Brien

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 15 1/2 ounces canned chickpeas (1 can)
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium cucumber, deseeded and diced
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon high-quality balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup crumbled ricotta salt cheese (optional) and/or shredded chicken, poached eggs, or cooked grains
Directions
  1. Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except for the cheese and mix to combine.
  3. Top with the cheese, if you want, or shredded chicken, a poached egg, or grains like rice or farro.
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FrugalCat
FrugalCat October 4, 2017
White balsamic vinegar!
 
Josephine
Josephine July 28, 2015
I mixed in 1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa. It served to bind the chickpeas, tomatoes and other vegetables together and absorb some of the dressing, in addition to tasting very good. I also added fresh parsley and mint leaves, finely minced.
 
Heather C.
Heather C. April 30, 2015
Delist...+Although+we+changed+a+few+things.+Omitted+the+red+onion+and+the+garlic+powder.+Added+snap+peas,+kalmata+olives,+avocado,+and+vine+tomatoes.+Could+also+be+good+with+corn+or+asparagus+(in+season.)+a+really+light,+refreshing,+meat-free+meal.+