This Mediterranean style salad is great for summer and fall and is a proven winner with our friends and family. It is easily transportable for BBQs/picnics
and keeps well a couple of days in the fridge.
This salad takes about 15 minutes to prepare depending on your knife
skills and it serves 6 to 8 adults.
Tomato and Chick Pea Salad |
Tomato and Chick Pea Salad
|
|
Combine Salad Ingredients in a Large Bowl:
|
|
2 Cups Cherry or Grape Tomatoes halved
|
|
1 Yellow Pepper diced
|
|
1 Orange Pepper diced
|
|
1 Can of Chick Peas (540ml) drained and rinsed
|
|
200 grams of Feta Cheese in small cubes
|
|
2 Shallots or 1/3 medium red onion finely diced
|
|
Combine Dressing Ingredients in Small Bowl or Measuring Cup:
|
|
1/4 Cup Fresh Basil chopped
|
|
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
|
|
2 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
|
|
1/2 TSP Ground Pepper
|
|
Steps:
|
|
1) Combine above salad ingredients in large bowl.
|
|
2) Combine dressing ingredients and stir to mix dressing.
|
|
3) Poor dressing on salad.
Toss and serve.
|
Ingredients for Tomato and Chick Pea Salad |
Salad Ready to be Tossed |
Substitutions:
- If you don't like feta cheese you can substitute Mozzarella for a milder taste.
- I prefer cow milk Feta to goat milk Feta, it does not have as strong of a taste.
- You can use 4 medium tomatoes diced instead of cherry tomatoes, but you will have a far more liquid salad.
What I've learned in making this salad and salads like it:
- Basil always tastes better if fresh is used rather than dry. Dry herbs can be substituted if necessary at 1/3 to fresh.
- Fresh squeezed lemon tastes far better than "RealLemon" and this product contains additives such as sodium benozate, sodium bisulfite and is from concentrate.
I love this salad!!!
ReplyDelete