Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

This chickpea salad recipe is packed with fresh herbs, juicy grape tomatoes, velvety roasted red peppers, crisp cucumber, and creamy avocado. This Mediterranean chickpea salad is delicious and satisfying, thanks to the high plant-based protein and fiber content. Best part? It's ready in 10 minutes!

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Make the dressing. 

• Mince 1 garlic clove and add to a large bowl. 

• To the bowl, add 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard and sumac. 

• Squeeze in the juice of one lemon 

• season with salt and pepper t

• Whisk, and while whisking, drizzle in ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil. C

• ontinue to whisk until emulsified. 

Prep the salad ingredients, adding to the dressing as you go. 

• Drain and rinse 2 (15-ounce) cans of chickpeas. 

• Chop one large cucumber. 

• Halve 2 cups of grape tomatoes. 

• Chop 2 roasted red bell peppers, discarding the seeds. 

• Chop enough parsley leaves and tender stems to yield 1 cup, 

• enough mint leaves to yield ½ cup.

Finish and serve. 

• Slice the avocado in half, remove and discard the pit. Then roughly chop the flesh, discarding the skin. Add the avocado to the salad mixture and toss very gently until everything is well mixed.