This supercharging chick pea salad is the perfect mid week salad that is full of proteins… Get this protein-packed salad to work or school in a well-sealed container. Give it a shake just before opening to redistribute the creamy dressing.
A quick, great tasting salad. A nice break from the traditional leafy green salads!
This salad is fourth in my #husbandkadabba series…
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1/2 cup chickpeas boiled and drained
- 1/4 cup cucumber
- 1 boiled egg
- A handful of halved cherry tomatoes
- 4 black olives cut in slices
- 1/4 cup chopped capsicum
- 1 onion diced
- 1/4 cup cut pineapple
For the dressing:
To make the dressing for this salad, whisk together all the dressing ingredients as follows and adjust salt and pepper to your taste:
- 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp plain yoghurt
- 1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 small garlic clove minced
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp of chopped parsley
- 1 tsp of chopped coriander
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
To transfer all the prepped ingredients into the jar, first pour in the dressing and let it settle at the bottom of the jar. Now layer with cucumber, chickpeas, followed by a slice of boiled egg, onions,cherry tomatoes, olives, capsicum and pineapple.
Your supercharged dabba of the day is ready…
