Now here is a salad to satiate you through your workday. The chickpea base of this salad is great for highlighting the tangy artichoke hearts and salty sheep’s milk cheese. Chickpeas are nutrient dense and environmentally friendly legumes. They provide a fulfilling amount of fibre and protein making it a great team player in any salad. Bulk up on even more nutrients with some extras like chopped spinach or shaved carrot.
Yields:
2 servings
Ingredients:
- Chickpeas, 2 cups, canned (option to use dried chickpeas and cook them first)
- Marinated artichoke hearts, 1 cup
- Liquid from the artichokes, 1-2 tbsp.
- Red onion, 2 tbsp., small dice
- Fresh parsley, 1 tbsp., fine chop
- Olive oil, 2 tbsp.
- Red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp.
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Pecorino cheese, ¼ – ½ cup, finely grated
What you’ll need:
- Can opener
- Mixing bowl
- Knife and cutting board
- Mixing spoon
- Box grater or zester
What to do:
Gather your ingredients and materials. The quickest method to the salad calls for canned chickpeas but dried chickpeas already cooked are also great. Open the can and drain the chickpeas of any liquid. Rinse the canned beans under cool water before pouring them into a mixing bowl.
Take the marinated artichoke hearts out of their jarred liquid. Give them a rough chop so that the pieces are the same size as the chickpeas and add them to the mixing bowl. You will also need to add in approximately 2 tbsp. of the jarred liquid.
Next, prep the onion by cleaning off the outer skin and cutting into a small dice. Wash the parsley under cool running water to remove any dirt and dry on a tea towel. Finely chop the parsley. Add both the onion and parsley to the mixing bowl.
Lastly, add in the oil, vinegar, salt and black pepper. Adjust seasoning as needed and top with grated pecorino cheese just before serving. (If you plan on using this chickpea salad with artichoke and cheese recipe for meal prep, I recommend making the salad to store without the cheese and adding it in before eating so the it doesn’t melt into the vinaigrette).