It's Tuesday already and today I share two salad recipe suggestions you may like to try. Remember recipes can always be tweaked a little to suit your tastes and dietary requirements. I wish you Bon Appetit ...
Chickpea Salad
With feta, spinach and roasted peppers, it's got flavour 😋
Ingredients
Serves Four
400g/14oz tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 large roasted red peppers, chopped
2 large handfuls spinach (about 100g/3½oz)
160g/5¾oz feta cheese
handful fresh basil
For the dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp cider vinegar
½ lime, juice only
2. For the dressing, whisk the olive oil, cider vinegar and lime juice together in a small bowl.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss the salad.
Ingredients
Serves Four
400g/14oz tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 large roasted red peppers, chopped
2 large handfuls spinach (about 100g/3½oz)
160g/5¾oz feta cheese
handful fresh basil
For the dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp cider vinegar
½ lime, juice only
Method
1. Combine the chickpeas, tomatoes, roasted peppers and spinach in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle over the feta and basil leaves.2. For the dressing, whisk the olive oil, cider vinegar and lime juice together in a small bowl.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss the salad.
Each serving provides, per portion
12g protein, 19g carbohydrate, 17g fat, 5.3g fibre, 1g salt
From an idea seen here
Greek Island Salad
This colourful salad is simply delicious 😊
Serves Six
1.8kg roasted chicken, at room temperature
2 hearts romaine lettuces
4 tomatoes
3 spring onions (scallions)
2 ripe avocados
3 tbsp lemon juice, plus extra for squeezing
200g feta cheese
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried mint
half a bunch of flatleaf parsley
5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp black Kalamata olives
1.8kg roasted chicken, at room temperature
2 hearts romaine lettuces
4 tomatoes
3 spring onions (scallions)
2 ripe avocados
3 tbsp lemon juice, plus extra for squeezing
200g feta cheese
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried mint
half a bunch of flatleaf parsley
5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp black Kalamata olives
Method
1. Pull the meat from the chicken and shred it roughly. Trim the base from each lettuce, wash and dry the leaves, then roughly shred them. Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Finely slice the spring onions/scallions (using both white and green parts).
2. Cut the avocados in half lengthways, remove the stones and peel. Cut crosswise into slices, and squeeze with lemon juice. Crumble the feta cheese with your fingers and toss it with the dried oregano and mint. Pick the leaves off the parsley and set aside.
3. Whisk the 3 tbsp of lemon juice with the olive oil, sea salt and pepper. In a large bowl, toss the chicken, lettuce, tomatoes and spring onion/scallions, then fold through three quarters of the dressing with the avocados (carefully, so the avocados don’t break up). Season with salt and pepper, then scatter over the feta, olives and parsley, and drizzle with the rest of the dressing. Squeeze extra lemon juice on top.
3. Whisk the 3 tbsp of lemon juice with the olive oil, sea salt and pepper. In a large bowl, toss the chicken, lettuce, tomatoes and spring onion/scallions, then fold through three quarters of the dressing with the avocados (carefully, so the avocados don’t break up). Season with salt and pepper, then scatter over the feta, olives and parsley, and drizzle with the rest of the dressing. Squeeze extra lemon juice on top.
Each serving provides, per portion
31g protein 5g carbohydrate 42g fat 3g fibre 2.05g salt
From an idea seen here
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All the best Jan
33 comments:
...I'd like the Chickpea Salad, please.
Mine are very similar. : )
Both are delightful!
Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
I agree with Tom. I'll take the chickpea (garbanzo bean) salad, please.
Avocado for me!
Lovely salads -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
I like the sound of both of those salads.
Delicious! I'll be making these just as soon as the weather becomes too warm to eat soup. Xx
Looking good and I prefer the Greek one.
Hooray for salad. And chickpeas.
Salads are wonderful on summers days. But it's still cold in some parts of the UK.
God bless.
Both salads look delicious, thanks for sharing.
Take care, have a wonderful day!
Finally salad-time!!!
I love Greek salad with feta cheese and fresh vegetables! Black Kalamata olives are also good.
With regards to your 1st recipe, chickpea salad, it looks delicious and well balanced in terms of protein and carbs. Unfortunately, good red pepper aren't on the supermarket's shelves yet. Now in april some grocery clercks only sell strange peppers that look like plastic. they are shipped from Almeria (south of spain).
Nice post, Jan :-) Enjoy the rest of this Holy week.
This looks delicious.
The Greek Island salad looks so tasty. Nice recipe.
Salad is my favourite meal - it's so versatile.
These both look good, but my husband would never eat the chickpea salad. Sadly.
This chicken salad is unique and delicious
Those look quite yummy, thank you!
These both looks good. I like chickpeas and avocados :D
Both look great! Definitely will make these--I'm always keen to have more salad ideas for summer! Thanks!
Need to make these.
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I'd go with the chickpea salad.
I'd pick the Greek salad. Yummy.
These sound excellent. Have a grand week.
Hmmmmm chick pea salad I can have that now please.
That Greek salad looks especially yummy!
I do enjoy a good salad, and good reminder if there is something about a recipe we don't care for we can see if we can substitute for something we do like :)
Yummy salad recipes ~ thanks,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
The Greek Island Salad looks very appealing to me. Now that spring is here, I'm craving all those fresh tastes.
Las dos me gustan. Hoy he cenado ensalada de tomate, aguacate, lechuga y cebolla, yo la como igual en verano que en invierno. Besos.
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