Big Chopped Salad with Chickpeas, Peppers and Red Wine Vinaigrette
In short: Crisp romaine, chickpeas, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes and olives, all chopped small and tossed in a garlicky red wine vinaigrette. It takes about 25 min in total and makes 4 servings.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 280 kcal
A chopped salad is mostly knife work: everything is cut to roughly the same small size so each forkful holds a little of everything. This one is built on crisp romaine and chickpeas, which make it filling enough for lunch, with peppers, cucumber, tomatoes and olives for freshness. The vinaigrette is made right in the bowl, and the salad travels well to work if you keep the lettuce and dressing apart until you eat.
Instructions
- Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, oregano, grated garlic, mustard, salt and pepper in the bottom of a large salad bowl.
- Pat the rinsed chickpeas dry with a clean towel, then stir them into the dressing so they absorb flavor while you chop.
- Cut the pepper, cucumber and tomatoes into pieces about the size of a chickpea, roughly 1 cm (1/2 inch). Dice the red onion a little finer.
- Chop the romaine into bite-size pieces. Add it to the bowl with the pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, olives and parsley, keeping the lettuce on top of the dressing.
- Toss everything just before serving until evenly coated. Taste and adjust with more salt or vinegar.
Tips
- For lunch boxes, put the dressing and chickpeas in the bottom of the container and the lettuce on top, then shake or toss at lunchtime.
- Diced avocado, toasted pumpkin seeds or chopped artichoke hearts make good additions. White beans can replace the chickpeas.
Questions and answers
How long does chopped chickpea salad last?
Dressed, it stays good for about a day. Without the lettuce, the vegetables and chickpeas keep for 3 days in the fridge, so pack the greens and dressing separately.
Can I use dried chickpeas?
Yes. Use about 100 g (1/2 cup) dried chickpeas, soaked and cooked until tender. That gives roughly the same amount as one can.
What is a chopped salad?
It is a salad where all the ingredients are cut into small, similar pieces and mixed, so every bite has a little of each.
How long does it take to make Big Chopped Salad with Chickpeas, Peppers and Red Wine Vinaigrette?
About 25 min in total: 25 min of preparation and 0 min of cooking.
How many calories are in Big Chopped Salad with Chickpeas, Peppers and Red Wine Vinaigrette?
About 280 kcal per serving, with 7 g of protein, 25 g of carbohydrates and 18 g of fat. These values are estimates.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 280 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Sodium | 475 mg |
Estimated values, calculated from the ingredients.
