Chickpea and Lentil Salad
by Brighton Council
This salad is as easy as it is quick and healthy! You can alter the ingredients to suit your taste. Love hommus? Then add a bit more. Love lots of parsley? Add as much as you like. Hate cucumber? Leave it out!
Ingredients
1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 tin lentils, drained and rinsed
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, chopped (you can also use regular tomatoes, chopped)
1 Lebanese cucumber, chopped
½ bunch parsley, finely chopped
½ bunch mint, finely chopped
½ red onion, chopped
¼ cup hommus
Juice of half a lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Drain and rinse the chickpeas and lentils and place in a large mixing bowl. Add all other chopped ingredients and mix together. Add the hommus and lemon juice then mix again. Add salt and pepper to taste.
You might need to add a little more hommus and juice to taste. Transfer to a salad bowl and enjoy! This goes well with a barbecue, crumbed chicken or as a meal by itself. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
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