Chickpea & Herb Salad

A delicious salad that's perfect to serve if your bored of the same old leaf lettuce kind.

20 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 0 minutes

659 calories per serving view nutrition facts

2 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	can	chickpeas (garbanzo beans)	(16 oz)
1	medium	cucumbers	peeled
1	large	tomato
1	red	sweet red bell pepper	seeded & diced
2	each	scallions, spring or green onions	chopped
1	each	avocado
1/3	cups	olive oil
1	each	lemon
1/4	teaspoons	salt
1/8	teaspoons	white pepper
8	each	basil	fresh, leaves, chopped
1/3	cups	dill weed	fresh

Directions

Drain chickpeas and rinse well. Cut cucumber into thin slices, then halve them. Cut tomato into wedges, then halve them. Put cucumbers and tomato pieces, as well as red peppers and scallions, in a bowl. Set aside.

Dice avocado. Put in a large bowl, and add oil and juice from half the lemon. Add the salt, pepper and basil. Stir with fork (avocado will cream). Add the vegetables and dill to avocado mixture. Toss gently. Add chickpeas, and combine. Taste and add more lemon, salt and pepper as needed. Serve. Can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 367g

Amount per Serving

Calories 659 72% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 52.0g	81%
Saturated Fat 7.0g	36%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 670mg	28%
Total Carbohydrate 45.0g	15%
Dietary Fiber 14.0g	57%
Sugars 5.0g
Protein 10.0g	19%