Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Cups
A refreshing and zesty Mediterranean-inspired snack featuring chickpeas, fresh vegetables, and a tangy olive oil dressing served in crisp lettuce cups.
10 min
Prep
4
Serves
200
Calories
Macros · per serving
6g protein
20g carbs
10g fat
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 1 15 oz can canned chickpeas
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 red onion
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 lettuce leaves
- 1/4 cup feta cheese
- 2 tablespoon parsley
- salt — to taste
- black pepper — to taste
Instructions
- 1
Rinse and drain the canned chickpeas thoroughly.
- 2
Dice the cucumber and red onion into small pieces.
- 3
Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- 4
Chop the parsley finely.
- 5
Juice the lemon and combine with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl to make the dressing.
- 6
In a mixing bowl, combine chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and parsley.
- 7
Pour the lemon-olive oil dressing over the salad and toss to combine evenly.
- 8
Lay out the lettuce leaves on a serving platter.
- 9
Spoon the chickpea salad mixture into each lettuce leaf.
- 10
Sprinkle crumbled feta cheese over the top of each filled lettuce cup.
- 11
Serve immediately as a refreshing snack.
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