Healthy & easy Chickpea Salad recipe | I lost 22 KGS in 2 months | Vegetarian Diet | Kainat Abbas

Healthy Chickpea Salad Recipe | Easy Vegetarian and Vegan Meals | Chickpea Recipes. This easy chickpea salad recipe is perfect for vegan and vegetarian meals. A healthy chickpea recipe made with an easy salad dressing. This high protein salad recipe is not only easy to make but also a great way to add garbanzo beans / chickpeas to your diet. A high protein and healthy salad recipe with chickpeas makes for a healthy vegetarian meal. This delicious high protein chickpea recipe / chickpea salad recipe is a great way to add protein to your plant based diet. Healthy chickpea recipes / salad recipes for your vegan, vegetarian meals and plant based diet. Subscribe to my channel for more healthy & budget friendly recipes!!

CHICKPEA SALAD / KALA CHANA SALAD RECIPE INGREDIENTS: 1 serving

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup cooked chickpeas (strained)
135g / 1 cup approx. celery – chopped
45g / 1/3 cup approx. / red onion – chopped
1 cucumber — chopped

Salad dressing:
Half teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or white vinegar OR lemon juice to taste
Hald teaspoon brown sugar or to taste (you can use sweetener of your choice but just adjust the quantity to your liking)
1 garlic cloves (6g) OR TO TASTE – roughly chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt to taste (I have added ½ teaspoon Himalayan salt)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
45g / 1 cup parsley – roughly chopped

Additional / Optional Garnish:
3g / 1 Tbsp Cilantro – finely chopped

METHOD:

Drain 1 can or 2 cups of cooked chickpeas. Then add it to boiling water for 1 minute and drain the water. Allow the chickpeas to sit in the strainer to slightly cool down and also get rid of any excess water. This process will freshen up the cooked chickpeas. Make sure to drain all the excess water, this will prevent the salad from getting soggy. Another option will be to rinse the chickpeas with boiling water and allow it to sit in the strainer to drain excess water.

To make the salad dressing, add the parsley, roughly chopped garlic cloves, dried oregano, white vinegar, maple syrup, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to a processor. Grind until the mixture is well blended but still has some texture to it (about the same consistency as pesto). Set aside. Now to a bowl, add the cooked chickpeas, chopped celery and red onion. Add the salad dressing and mix well. Then only if you prefer, add the finely chopped cilantro and/or mint to your taste. Mix well and serve.

You can eat it as a salad just by itself. Serve it as a side dish or in a pita with salad greens like arugula or lettuce.
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Hello and welcome back to my channel. My name is Kad Abbas. I’m sharing vegan meal. It’s good for weight loss, fat loss, low in calorie. It’s rich in protein and fiber. I’m using one cup boiled chickpeas. These are canned chickpeas and these are black chickpeas. You can use white chickpeas as well. I’m adding these in boiling water because canned chickpeas are precooked and we should boil them to reduce the amount of sodium from the canning liquid. Strain the chickpeas and allow these to cool down. Now I’m preparing the salad dressing. In a blender, I’m adding in one garlic clove, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, half teaspoon white vinegar, salt to taste, half teaspoon brown sugar. You can use jagury as well, half teaspoon olive oil, half teaspoon black pepper powder, half teaspoon chili flakes, and fresh coriander. I’m going to blend this, but don’t blend a lot. It should have some texture. Now I’m adding these to a bowl. I’m adding in boiled chickpeas, chopped cucumber, onion. I’m also adding in spring onion. If you don’t have spring onion, you can use celery as well. And in the end, I’m adding in blended dressing. Mix it really well. And the healthiest vegan meal is ready to eat. This is super healthy, super fulfilling. It has 269 calories, 17.5 g protein, 45 g carbs, 12.5 g fiber, and 4 g fat. It’s really good for weight loss, fat loss, and inch loss. Because this is rich in protein, it will keep you full for a longer time. I have lost 22 kgs by eating these yummy and healthy meals. Thank you for watching. Don’t forget to subscribe. Bye.