15-Minute Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

This 15-minute Mediterranean chickpea salad by Dimitra’s Dishes is the best dish on a lazy hot summer day. It’s super delicious and healthy! All of the ingredients in this recipe combine well together and are made more special with the amazing dressing. You can never ask for more with this refreshing salad. It’s perfect if you don’t want to cook but still want to eat nutritious food that is easy and quick to prepare. Don’t miss out on this tasty recipe! Read on for the full instructions.

Ingredients:

For the salad:

• 2 pieces of 15-oz cans of chickpea (rinsed and drained)
• 1 English cucumber (peeled and diced)
• 2 roasted red peppers (diced)
• 5-6 scallions (thinly sliced)
• 1-2 cups of grape tomatoes (halved)
• 4 oz of feta cheese
• 1/2-1 cup of olives (pitted and chopped)
• a handful of fresh parsley (finely chopped)
• 2-3 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh mint leaves
• 2-3 pepperoncini peppers (sliced, optional)

For the dressing

• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove (grated)
• 1 teaspoon of dried crushed oregano
• salt to taste
• freshly cracked black pepper to taste

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Instructions:

Step 1:

Put all the ingredients for the salad in the big bowl except the feta cheese. Crush the feta cheese into pieces using your hands and put it directly into the bowl.

Step 2:

In a medium bowl, add 1/4 cup of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 garlic clove (grated), and 1 teaspoon of dried crushed oregano. Mix all ingredients well.

Step 3:

Pour the dressing into the chickpea salad. Mix all of the ingredients with the sauce. Once mixed, add salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste. You don’t want to add too much salt as the feta cheese is already salty. Transfer to a serving platter then serve. Enjoy!

15 Minute Mediterranean Chickpea Salad