Chickpea summer salad with cherry tomatoes, basil and feta cheese
This delicious summer salad features chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and crumbled feta cheese. It is a quick and easy dish to make and the perfect combination for a light lunch, dinner or use it as a side dish or even for a starter with some fresh bread. Take this fresh summer dish with you on picnics or any serve it together with any type of barbecues
Goes well with
If served for lunch or as a starter dish : Fresh bread If served as main dish : Fresh bread If served as side dish : Fish or white meat
Ingredients (i)
1 onions - peel, cut in half and thinly slice
400 g cherry tomatoes - cut in half - rinse before use
3 tablespoons lemon juice - freshly squeezed
3 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
530 g canned chickpeas - net weight, drain and rinsed before use
1 handful basil - roughly chop for final decoration
100 g feta cheese - crumble, using your fingers
salt - to your taste
black pepper - freshly ground from a pepper mill, to your taste
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients according to the list above and read through the recipe before starting
- Mix (i) together in a bowl1 onions, 400 g cherry tomatoes
- Add (i)3 tablespoons lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- Season with (i)salt, black pepper
- Heat a frying pan on medium heat
- Add (i) and fry and stir for 3 minutes530 g canned chickpeas
- Add ⅔ of it to the bowl
- Mash up the remaining chickpeas and add as well
- Mix everything together
- Adjust the seasoning with (i)salt, black pepper
- Decorate with (i)1 handful basil
- Arrange (i) on top100 g feta cheese
- Serve
Notes
To add some heat to the dish you can serve finely chopped fresh chili on the side
Nutrition Facts
Chickpea summer salad with cherry tomatoes, basil and feta cheese
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
309
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10
g
Cholesterol
22
mg
7
%
Potassium
478
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Fiber
7
g
29
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Sodium
666
mg
29
%
Vitamin A
642
IU
13
%
Vitamin B1
0.1
mg
7
%
Vitamin B2
0.3
mg
18
%
Vitamin B3
1
mg
5
%
Vitamin B5
1
mg
10
%
Vitamin B6
1
mg
50
%
Vitamin B12
0.4
µg
7
%
Vitamin C
29
mg
35
%
Vitamin D
0.1
µg
1
%
Vitamin E
2
mg
13
%
Vitamin K
12
µg
11
%
Calcium
189
mg
19
%
Copper
0.3
mg
15
%
Folate
62
µg
16
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
Manganese
1
mg
50
%
Magnesium
53
mg
13
%
Phosphorus
227
mg
23
%
Selenium
7
µg
10
%
Zinc
2
mg
13
%
Choline
56
mg
Net Carbohydrates
19
g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
The information shown is an estimation only and not a substitute for professional advice.