Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad

Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad

A complete dietary and vegan dish, easy and light, will give you the right boost of vitamins while spending little money.
You can use either canned chickpeas or chickpeas boiled at home to make the chickpea, walnut, and vegetable salad.
Walnuts, in the number of 4 per person, provide the right amount of protein and nutrients to make this a complete dish.

Thought for you:

Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad
  • Cost: Very economical
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Portions: 4
  • Cooking methods: No cooking
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

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  • 14 oz cooked chickpeas, boiled (or canned, drained weight)
  • 20 walnuts (shelled)
  • 2 3/4 cups Iceberg lettuce
  • 1 cup carrot (in pieces)
  • to taste arugula
  • to taste basil
  • 7 oz bell pepper
  • 3 1/2 oz zucchini (thinly sliced)
  • 3 1/2 oz zucchini (grated)
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • to taste dried oregano

Tools

What we need to make

  • 1 Salad bowl
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Mandoline
  • 1 Grater
  • 2 Spoons

Steps

To make

  • Wash and dry all the vegetables, then drain the chickpeas, and place them in a bowl with the carrot pieces.

    boiled chickpeas
  • And add: julienned lettuce

    iceberg
  • bell peppers cut into strands

    thinly sliced bell pepper
  • half a zucchini sliced with a mandoline

    thinly sliced zucchini
  • and half a grated zucchini

    grated zucchini
  • The thinly sliced onion

    Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad
  • The arugula

    arugula
  • and the walnuts, crumbled

    Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad
  • , Season with extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, and oregano, mix, and add plenty of basil.

    Here is the Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad ready.

    Chickpea, Walnut, and Vegetable Salad

Storage: for 24 hours in the fridge covered, but I advise you in this case to season it

FAQ (Questions and Answers)

Feel free to ask

  • Can I add tomatoes?

    yes, of course, also thinly sliced raw mushrooms.

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