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Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Mediterranean chickpea salad combines garbanzo beans, veggies, pine nuts, seeds, and feta cheese with a vibrant lemony vinaigrette.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 699 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Moroccan
Ingredients
Croutons
- 6 lices wheat or sourdough bread cubed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp Zaatar spice (See Note 1)
Dressing
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
Salad
- 30 oz cooked chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 2 large carrots peeled and shredded
- 4 Persian cucumbers sliced (See Note 2)
- 2 plum tomatoes diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ½ cup crumbled Feta cheese
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds (arils)
- ½ cup pine nuts toasted
- ¼ cup mint leaves chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves chopped
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
- 3 cups arugula greens
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F. In a bowl add the cubed bread and toss with oil and Lebanese za’atar spice. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Set aside.
- In a small fry pan, toast the pine nuts over medium heat until golden brown. Season with salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, carrot, cucumbers, tomatoes, red pepper, herbs, feta cheese, pomegranate and pine nuts.
- Pour lemon cumin dressing over chickpea salad and toss to mix thoroughly. Serve immediately over arugula greens and topped with Za’atar spiced croutons.
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Notes
- You can find my recipe for Classic Lebanese Za'atar Spice Mix here.
- Persian cucumbers can be substituted with English cucumbers.
Nutrition Information
Calories
699kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
88g
(29%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
599mg
(25%)
Potassium
907mg
(26%)
Fiber
16g
(64%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
4968IU
(99%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
231mg
(23%)
Iron
10mg
(56%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 699
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 699kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 88g | 29% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 599mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 907mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 16g | 64% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 4968IU | 99% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 231mg | 23% |
| Iron | 10mg | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.