Grilled Vegetable & Chickpea Salad
This Grilled Vegetable & Chickpea Salad would be a welcomed at any barbecue. Loaded will all kind of goodness from chickpeas to asparagus!
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 467kcal
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 2 Cups chickpeas cooked, drained and rinsed
- 1 small red onion diced
- Handful of fresh arugula
- Small bunch of fresh chopped parsley
- 2 Cups button mushrooms quartered
- 12 spears Asparagus ends trimmed and cut into thirds
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon sea salt
For the vinaigrette:
- 1/2 Cup olive oil
- Juice of two lemons
- Zest of two lemons
- 2 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 4 cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 Teaspoon sugar
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- First make the vinaigrette. In a small jar or bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Shake or whisk well and set aside.
- Put the asparagus and mushrooms on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Drizzle over olive oil and a bit of sea salt. Stir around to combine. Loosely wrap the foil over the vegetables and cook on a hot barbecue for about 10 minutes. Remove and open the foil to let the heat escape.
- In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, onion, grilled vegetables and the vinaigrette. Stir to combine. Add the fresh arugula and chopped parsley. Stir again and serve. Can be refrigerated and served later.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Grilled Vegetable & Chickpea Salad
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 467
Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Sodium 2337mg102%
Potassium 443mg13%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 45IU1%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 52mg5%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.