Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

To prepare the Mediterranean chickpea salad, start with the dressing. Put three tablespoons of oil in a jar. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice, some salt, pepper and chopped parsley.

Close the jar tightly and shake it for a few minutes to create a dense and uniform vinaigrette.

Break up the feta cheese with your hands.

Peel the onion and cut it into thin slices.

Wash the cucumbers well and remove the skin in strips with a potato peeler. In this way you will have less peel waste and add colour to the salad. Cut the cucumbers into slices.

Put all the ingredients on a plate, including the chickpeas, or in a salad bowl, season with the vinaigrette and toss or mix well.

Curiosities and advice

The Mediterranean chickpea salad can be enriched with cherry tomatoes and corn according to taste. For the dressing, you can replace the lemon with white or red wine vinegar, and instead of parsley, if you like, you can make a mix of herbs such as basil, mint and coriander.

The possibilities of using chickpeas in the kitchen are endless -  from first-courses to snacks.
To give an extra touch to the chickpea salad, you can also add a sliced ​​chilli pepper. To make an even lighter chickpea salad, remove the transparent skin from the chickpeas.

Store your summer chickpea salad in the refrigerator and serve immediately.