Easy Italian Recipes : Chickpea Salad

Chickpea Salad 

     Ingredients

• 2 14 oz. cans chickpeas drained and rinsed
• 6 scallions sliced
• 1 red onion chopped in small pieces
• 2 medium tomatoes - chopped
• 10-12 black olives (black or kalamata) chopped
• 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
• 5 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 Tablespoons white wine vinegar (red is good too)
• salt and pepper to taste (optional)

     Instructions

1.      In a large bowl mix the chick peas, scallions, onion, tomatoes, olives and parsley.
2.     In a small bowl mix the olive oil and vinegar to make the dressing.
3.     Pour the dressing on the salad and mix well.
4.     Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

TIP #1: Use what you have on hand. For example, you will see in my video I only had red wine vinegar, so I used that instead of the white. You can omit the scallions, but they are nice flavor.

TIP #2: Use a mix of olives if you want, but I used plain black olives from a can and these worked fine.

TIP #3: If serving to people who are picky, don't mention it has chickpeas. Too many people think these are boring legumes, but espeically for those on a diet - it is a perfect recipe!