Tomato and chickpea salad
This super quick tomato and chickpea salad is full of nutrition, can be made in minutes & is packed with fresh, citrusy flavour!
Serves: 4 (as a side)
Time to make: 15 mins
Total cost: $10.40 / $2.60 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced
- 1 ½ cups halved mixed cherry tomatoes
- 400g can no-added-salt chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh mint
- cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine oil, lemon juice and cumin.
- On a platter or 4 plates, arrange spinach. Top with all tomatoes, chickpeas, shallot and mint.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and season with pepper. Serve.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check ground cumin is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 660kJ
Calories 158cal
Protein 7g
Total fat 6g
–Saturated fat 1g
Carbohydrates 15g
–Sugars 7g
Dietary fibre 7g
Sodium 80mg
Calcium 50mg
Iron 2.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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