Greek Chickpea Salad with Arugula

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Create this cherished Greek chickpea salad proper at home! It’s loaded with delicious contemporary vegetables and zesty honey lemon dressing.




Ingredients


  •     1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, tired and rinsed
  •     5–6 candy mini peppers, stem and seeds removed, chopped
  •     1 English cucumber, chopped
  •     1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  •     3/4 cup red onion, chopped
  •     1/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
  •     1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  •     2 Tbsp. contemporary chopped Italian parsley
  •     Few handfuls arugula
  •     Kosher salt and contemporary black pepper


Dressing


  •     2 Tbsp. olive oil
  •     2–3 Tbsp. contemporary lemon juice
  •     2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  •     2 Tbsp. honey
  •     1 garlic clove, minced
  •     1 tsp. dried oregano



Instructions

  •     Prepare the dressing: in a small bowl, whisk collectively the dressing ingredients. Set aside.
  •     Prepare the salad: in a enormous salad bowl, combine all the salad ingredients, besides for the arugula. Add the dressing, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and toss to combine. Right earlier than serving, toss within the arugula. Taste the salad..does it desire additional acidity, salt, olive oil, or perhaps an additional sprinkle of feta?




Greek meals is one among these issues that I can consume each single day. I love the freshness of the meals and extraordinary flavor.


Some of my favorites are Greek Salad with Avocado, Chicken Gyros, and Greek Salad Dressing. But a Greek salad simply needs to be my all time favorite.

I love the stability of contemporary vegetables mixed with salty olives, feta, and zesty dressing. This Greek chickpea salad with arugula is one other model of a Greek salad but with somewhat additional crunch and texture.

It’s made with contemporary veggies similar to cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, arugula, chickpeas, olives, feta and highly flavorful honey lemon dressing. The greatest method to practice this salad is identical day that you’re planning on serving it.

Once you toss the salad with the dressing the vegetables will quick start to wreck down and launch their juices. But don’t allow the juices move to waste. Warm up a few naan bread to dip into these juices. I promise you it's insanely delicious!


Ingredients for Greek Chickpea Salad

    Chickpeas – canned
    Sweet mini peppers
    Red onion
    Cherry tomatoes
    Olives – kalamata
    Cucumber
    Feta
    Fresh parsley
    Arugula
    Dressing – olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, garlic, honey, oregano


What are Chickpeas?

Also identified as garbanzo beans. Thy are within the legume family. High in protein and repeatedly utilized in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine.
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Chickpeas are the most important aspect in hummus and so many different dishes. You can discover canned and dry chickpeas. I personally love canned chickpeas simply due to the fact all you should do is open the can and enjoy.
What is Arugula?

Arugula also identified as rocket is a darkish inexperienced leafy vegetable. It has mild peppery style and makes one delicious salad regardless of no matter if by myself or blended in with different greens.


How to Make Chickpea Salad

    First, practice the Greek salad dressing through whisking collectively the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, garlic, honey, and oregano.


    Next, practice the salad. In a enormous salad bowl, combine all the salad ingredients, besides for the arugula. Add the willing dressing, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and toss to combine. Right earlier than serving, toss within the arugula.


Tips for Making Chickpea Salad with Arugula

    Feta in brine is all the time better. The style would now not examine to crumbled feta. It’s smooth, creamy, and perfectly tangy.  I all the time attempt to purchase a block in brine whilst I can.
    Greek salad dressing could be willing few days in advance. Just maintain refrigerated till capable to serve.
    This salad is greatest whilst served the identical day. You can genuinely practice it final minute. It’s very adaptable. Feel loose to make use of additional or much less of any of the ingredients.




Notes


  •     This salad is really adaptable.  Feel loose to make use of additional or much less of something indexed above. You too can make handful of substitutions. Here are a few of my favorites: bell pepper for mini candy peppers; black olives for kalamata olives; contemporary dill or oregano for parsley; contemporary spinach for arugula.
  •     Salad is greatest served identical day.