Betty's Colorful Chickpea Salad Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a nutritious, diet-conscious Colorful Chickpea Salad. This salad has chickpeas (garbanzo beans), English cucumber, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, cherry tomato halves, cilantro and some spices, and is drizzled with lighter flavor olive oil. It is colorful and appealing, and you can have quite a large serving without spoiling your New Year's diet!

Ingredients:

16 oz. can chick peas (garbanzo beans), drained, rinsed, and dried with a paper towel
1/2 English cucumber, sliced in half-slices (You may use a regular cucumber, if you prefer.)
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 of a 10-oz. container of grape tomatoes, halved (You may use cherry tomatoes.)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper (You may use freshly ground black pepper.)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup lighter flavor olive oil
Drain and rinse a 16-oz. can of chick peas, Pat dry with a paper towel. Place into a large mixing (or serving) bowl. Add 1/2 of and English cucumber, sliced into half-slices, 1/2 chopped green bell pepper, 1/2 chopped red bell pepper, 1/2 of a 10-oz. container of halved grape tomatoes, and 1/4 cup chopped cilantro. Stir to combine. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt over the top. Stir again, to combine flavors. Drizzle about 1/4 cup lighter flavor olive oil over the top, and fold it into the salad. You may serve this salad immediately, but it is actually better if you cover it with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for about 4 hours, or until ready to serve. This is a nutritious, low calorie salad that is beautiful, and you will love the blend of flavors. It can serve as an entire meal! Enjoy!!! --Betty :)

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[XpresloX]

can you show me how to make more the fresh salad like that pls ?

Tk!

[bettyskitchen]

@XpresloX Yes, I will do more. In the meantime, look for blackeyed pea salad, black bean salad, and Kentucky Caviar.

--Betty :)

[TheEchovoices]

some vinegar would be good too it burns calories,and some sweet onions, chives, or spring onion,on the side to top it up would be nice, maybe without the tomatoes because it can sit in the fridge and get too acidy, and I think chopped up smaller would be a nice idea too, it just looks nicer with the size of the chick peas. No salt, you already have that in the chick peas. Also a little robusto dressing is also very tasty the english cucumbers are best cos no seeds you need to address that ty.

[bettyskitchen]

@TheEchovoices Those are some good ideas! Thanks!

--Betty :)

[wastemytimewithyou]

i think this would be even more amazing with a bit of lemon or lime juice =)

[bettyskitchen]

@wastemytimewithyou Lemon or lime juice would be great in this salad! Thanks for the tip!

--Betty :)

[typhoidmary34]

Lovely looking salad!

[XpresloX]

@bettyskitchen Thank you very much! I would like you show me how to make the salad look good and taste good :)

[bettyskitchen]

@sharoned07 Thanks for your great comment! I really appreciate it! I like the addition of sliced olives; they go really well with all of the other flavors!

--Betty :)

[sharoned07]

I actually made this chickpea salad this morning so that the flavors could 'marry' in the fridge all day and even prior to 'setting' it is so flavorful and wonderful! After a day in the fridge I am sure it will be mouth watering. I used the cilantro and fresh organic baby dill and the only 'change' I made was to add a small can on sliced olives since we do so love them and the whole olive flavor. To me this would be the perfect hot day afternoon meal with a piece of crusty Italian bread.