Chickpea Salad

4 SERVINGS

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INGREDIENTS FOR THE SALAD

240 g canned chickpeas
1 medium red or yellow onion
1 small cucumber
2 large tomatoes
50 g green pitted olives
100 g Balkan cheese

INGREDIENTS FOR THE DRESSING

3 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon water
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard (or 1 teaspoon full-fat)
Salt
Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1
First, prepare the ingredients for the salad: Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas, peel and slice the onion into thin slices, and dice the cucumber and tomatoes into small cubes about 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm.
2
Then take a bowl, add the rinsed chickpeas, sliced onion, cucumber, and tomatoes, add whole olives, and finally crumble the Balkan cheese into the bowl.
3
Now prepare the dressing: Take a small jar, mix olive oil, dried oregano, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of water, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in it, close the jar with a lid, and shake.
4
Pour the prepared dressing into the bowl with the other ingredients, then mix the entire contents of the bowl and serve the finished salad.

Tip

You can garnish the salad with freshly ground pepper before serving.

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