Perfect Chickpea Summer Salad

Today, I bring you guys a very nice chickpea salad for summer, is easy to make and more important is actually healthy. With summer already here, I do prefer to eat more refreshing salads rather eat something warm, and to be honest, I cannot get enough from this salad, no just because is easy and quick to make, but more importantly I like the mix of flavors.

This summer I feel it particularly hot, I think even more than last year, and will not get colder, but actually hotter, and this Chickpea salad is the perfect partner for these hot days ahead of us.

The simplicity of this chickpea salad is the proof of eating healthy and refreshing, whole foods not necessarily mean to eat boring, but rather to get creative. Although I didn’t create this salad by myself, my friend Alex made it once, and since then is my weekly routine for weeks.

I love the flavor mix between the sweetness of the figs and the saltiness of the feta cheese, and for a nice twist, you can add some mint sleeves. For the figs you can either use dry figs or fresh ones, for me the dried figs are a bit sweeter and I love them, and as my doctor recommends me to eat the rainbow, what a better salad to prepare than this one that is packed with protein, antioxidants, and fresh vitamins.

Perfect Chickpea summer Salad

Chickpea Salad

Perfect for Summer
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time10 minutes
Resting Time10 minutes
Ready In20 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Chickpea Salad, Summer Salas
Servings: 4
Calories: 302kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained, or 3 cups cooked chickpeas
  • 1 Red bell pepper, choppe
  • 1/2 cup Red Onion Chopped
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 package Feta cheese
  • 4 Figs chopped
  • 1/2 cup Tomatoes chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

  • Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl
  • Add the salt pepper and olive oil and you are ready to go!
    Enjoy

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g
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