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Chickpea Garden Green Salad

Makes 4 servings

Chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans, are creamy yellow beans with a nutlike taste that goes well with crisp vegetables. You’ll find them dried and in cans at the supermarket.

Ingredients

2 cups shredded lettuce 500 ml
1 1/4 cup rinsed drained canned or cooked chickpeas 300 ml
1/2 cup sliced celery 125 ml
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 60 ml
1/4 cup chopped sweet onion, such as Spanish, Vidalia or other mild onion 60 ml
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 30 ml
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 30 ml
2 tsp vegetable oil 10 ml
1 pinch garlic powder 1 pinch
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 1 pinch
1/8 tsp salt (or less) 0.5 ml

Instructions

Step 1
In a salad bowl, combine lettuce, chickpeas, celery, green pepper and onion.

Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk together parsley, lemon juice, oil and garlic powder. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Season to taste with pepper and up to 1/8 tsp (0.5 ml) salt.

Tips

You can also shake the dressing ingredients together in a small jar.

Nutrition & Notes

Nutrition Information
Valeur nutritive
Serving size: 3/4 cup (175 mL)
% Daily Value
% valeur quotidienne
Amount
Teneur
Calories / Calories 107
Fat / Lipides 3 g
Saturated / saturés 0 g
+ Trans / trans
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg
Sodium / Sodium 227 mg
Carbohydrates / Glucides 16 g
Fiber / Fibres 3 g
Sugars / Sucres
Protein Protéines 4 g
Vitamin A / Vitamine A
Vitamin C / Vitamine C
Calcium / Calcium
Iron / Fer
Diabetes Food Choice Values:
America’s Exchanges
1 Starch
1⁄2 Fat
 
Canada’s Choices
1  Carbohydrate
1⁄2 Fat
© ​Canada’s 250 Essential Diabetes Recipes. 

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