Description
A quick & nutritious salad with chickpeas, cranberries, and pecans. Perfect for a light meal or a wholesome side dish!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine: In a large bowl, mix chickpeas, cranberries, pecans, red onion, and parsley.
- Whisk Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper.
- Toss: Pour dressing over salad and gently toss.
- Rest: Let sit 10 minutes for flavors to meld.
- Serve: Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Storage: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Variations: Add crumbled feta or substitute walnuts for pecans.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: chickpea salad, cranberry salad, pecan salad, healthy salad, easy salad, lunch recipe, vegetarian