MEDITERRANEAN CHICKPEA SALAD – BALELA (V) (VN)

Nutritional values per 2 serving:

calories 275, protein 8g, fat 14g (saturated 2g), carbs 22.6g (sugar 5g), sodium 2.4g

INGREDIENTS

• ½ can (200g) chickpeas, drained
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 5 sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 4 spring onions, sliced 1cm
• 6 black olives
• 6 green olives
• 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 red chilli pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
• small bunch (25g) flat leaf parsley, destalked & roughly chopped
• small bunch mint, destalked & roughly chopped

Dressing

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, crushed (optional)
• ⅓ tsp sumac (substitutes: lemon pepper or ½ tsp lemon zest)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

METHOD

• Whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a bowl.
• Add all the salad ingredients to a bowl, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
• Drizzle over the dressing and serve.

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