Tracy's Chickpea Salad

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Mom introduced me to this delicious salad when she was in town. Her neighbor Tracy, a nutritionist and wonderful mom, introduced it to her. Mom didn't have an exact recipe, but passed on a technique. For all I know, Tracy uses fresh herbs in hers, because really, why wouldn't you? But for this simple salad, I like dried. I can hardly wait to finish off the rest of my batch tonight.

If you don't have time to use dried beans, substitute 2 cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed, and skip to the second paragraph of the instructions, but only use 1/2 tsp of sea salt, the other 1 Tbsp was used for cooking the beans. Serve alone as a side or over a green salad for a full lunch.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients: 
1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight, drained & rinsed
1 Tbsp + 1/2 tsp sea salt, divided
1/2 cup thinly sliced green beans
1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/3 cup diced red onion
4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp fresh cracked black pepper

Instructions: 

Add soaked chickpeas to a medium pot with 9 cups of water & 1 Tbsp sea salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for approx 1 hour or until chickpeas are tender, but not mushy. If the water runs low while simmering, add a few cups more. Once chickpeas are done, strain in a colander and rinse with cool water until they have reached room temperature. Drain well.

In a medium bowl, combine chickpeas with the rest of the ingredients. Toss to combine.

Nutritional Information: 

Per Serving:
321 calories
10.49g protein
15.55g fat
1767 mg sodium
34.92g carbohydrate
9.97g fiber
7.34g sugar

Submitted By: 
Molly Chester
Molly Chester is a health supportive Private Chef & Chef Instructor in Los Angeles, CA. She also stars in the upcoming culinary series Farm to Table and authors Organic Spark, a healthy food blog. Molly is currently writing a healthy family cookbook with her mother titled: Roots n’ Sprouts, A Mother-Daughter Cookbook.
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