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Veggie Loaded Chickpea Salad

Sep 29, 2016

Veggie Loaded Chickpea Salad

This chickpea salad is easy, healthy, filling, and requires no cooking at all!
Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Snack
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can Chickpeas
  • 1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Red Pepper diced
  • 1/2 Cucumber diced
  • 1/2 Avocado diced
  • 1/2 cup Carrots julienned
  • Pinch Each Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper
  • 2 tbsp hemp seeds optional

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1-2 tsp dijon mustard

Instructions
 

  • Drain and rinse the chickpeas under cold water. Pour into bowl. If desired, season with pepper and salt.
  • Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard together and drizzle over chickpeas.
  • Dice the red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado. Julienne the carrot. Add to bowl and mix together.
  • Sprinkle the hemp seeds on top of the salad for an extra source of protein, healthy fats, fibre, and crunch!
  • ENJOY!

Notes

Recipe by Half Your Plate On-Campus Ambassador Kelly Chen (Ryerson University)
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