Weeknight Cooking

Quick Balsamic Chickpea Salad

April 22, 2015

4 3 Ratings

Serves 2

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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

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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

Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas.
In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except for the cheese and mix to combine.
Top with the cheese, if you want, or shredded chicken, a poached egg, or grains like rice or farro.

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FrugalCat October 4, 2017

White balsamic vinegar!

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. 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.+

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