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Chickpea Egg Salad

Subtly flavored, super filling and incredibly healthy, this chickpea egg salad can make for a great make-ahead lunch.
5 from 4 votes
Enozia Vakil
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 servings
Calories 320 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup chickpea
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • 1 jalapeno chopped
  • ½ cup cabbage chopped
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 2-3 cloves garlic grated
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 2-4 mint leaves chopped
  • 1 hard boiled egg sliced
  • 1 orange sectioned
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon chunky mustard paste
  • ¼ teaspoon sumac

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing together.
  • Add all the ingredients for the salad in a large salad bowl.
  • Pour the dressing on the salad and give it all a good mix.
  • Let the salad rest for a few minutes and enjoy!

Notes

  • Want to lend an extra touch of flavor and deliciousness to the chickpea egg salad? Add a teaspoon of curry powder into the mix. 
  • If you want to enjoy a bit of an extra citrusy flavor in your salad, you can add some lemon zest or orange zest into it too. I love using my lemon infused olive oil to make the marinade.
  • Another great way to bring some tanginess to this chickpea egg salad is to chop up some pickles and add them into it. Pickled green onions and lime pickled onions are great choices.
  • If you don’t have pickles, pitted olives can be another excellent choice. 
  • If you like your salads to have a nice creamy dressing, add a teaspoon of low fat mayonnaise or some unflavored Greek yogurt into it. 
  • I love my foods to have a bit of heat, and if you do too, you can add a dash of chili powder or paprika into it as well.
  • Don’t forget to top the salad with a nice generous sprinkle of chopped herbs of your choice- you can use dill, cilantro, parsley, basil or even scallions.

Nutrition

Serving: 2ServingsCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 13gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 775mgPotassium: 767mgFiber: 10gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 738IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 4mg
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