Crispy Chickpea Salad with Dijon dressing
This crispy chickpea salad with dijon dressing is one that can be enjoyed year round. It's bursting with tons of flavor and texture that it will easily become one of your favorite ways to spice up a boring salad.
Ingredients
Roasted Chickpeas
- 1 14 oz. can Garbanzo beans drained + rinsed
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- Salt to taste
Salad Ingredients
- 1/2 pkg Arugula salad mix
- 1 cup English cucumber diced
- 1/2 cup Red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 cup Cherry tomato sliced
- 1/3 cup Feta Cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup Red onion diced
- 1/4 cup Black olives sliced
- 1 tbsp Olive oil extra Virgin
Dijon Dressing
- 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tbsp Sweetener
Instructions
Roasted Chickpeas
- To get crispy chickpeas, first drain and rinse your chickpeas under cold running water.
- Once the water runs clear, place the chickpeas on paper towels to soak up the excess water.
- Next, preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil paper. Place the drained and dry chickpeas on the foil paper in a single layer and season them with the black pepper, salt, paprika, garlic powder and chili powder.
- Drizzle the chickpeas with a little of extra virgin olive oil and stir them to coat.
- Next place the chickpeas in the oven and roast them for approximately 20 minutes before checking on them. Stir the chickpeas around and roast for another 20 minutes or until the chickpeas have a crunchy and crispy texture and are golden brown.
- Allow them to come to room temperature while assembling the rest of the chopped salad.
Assembling Crispy Chickpea Salad
- While you are roasting your chickpeas, prepare the remaining ingredients.
- On a large cutting board, chop all of your fresh veggies and set them aside.
- In a large bowl, place your arugula lettuce in the bowl, next add all of your ingredients including the cucumber, tomatoes, olives, roasted chickpeas, red peppers and feta cheese.
- Next make a simple salad dressing scoop 2 tablespoons of dijon mustard with 1 tbsp of agave, honey or sweetener of choice. Stir to combine. If the dressing is too thick you can loosen it with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
- Toss the entire salad along with the dressing and top with fresh herbs (optional).