High-Fiber Salad Recipes
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DinnerMediterranean Chickpea Salad
A fresh and healthy Mediterranean-inspired chickpea salad perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
- 2 cans (15 oz each) canned chickpeas
- 1 cup, halved cherry tomatoes
- 1, diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup, finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup, crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup, chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Instructions
- 1Drain and rinse the chickpeas. In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, feta cheese, and parsley.
- 2In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and black pepper.
- 3Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
- 4Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 days.
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A lettuce salad is a side dish. A bean or quinoa salad is a meal. The difference is fiber — the chickpea-and-feta or quinoa-and-cucumber kind of salad keeps you full for hours, while a bowl of greens leaves you hungry by 2pm.
These also travel well. Bean and grain salads taste better on day two as the flavors mingle — perfect for desk lunches that don't need reheating.
The countless combinations of legumes, vegetables, and homemade dressings are a testament to how the home cooks on Pepper master endlessly satisfying, high-fiber lunches year-round.
Quick Tips
- 1
Dress while warm
Quinoa or beans soak up vinaigrette best when they're still warm. Cold = the dressing slides off.
- 2
Salt the cucumbers
A pinch of salt for five minutes pulls the water out so they don't dilute the dressing.
- 3
Toast the nuts
Three minutes in a dry pan, and a salad's almonds go from bland to nutty. Always.
- 4
Big bowl, small bites
Chop everything to chickpea size. Forkable salad is salad people actually finish.
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