This simple recipe comes together with fresh and healthy ingredients! I use a cut up rotisserie chicken to make life easy. Try this dish for a quick and easy lunch, appetizer, or side dish. I always eat mine with toasted garlic naan. This recipe is also easy to tweak to your liking with the base of it being chickpeas and chicken. Or omit the chicken for a vegetarian option. This is less of a recipe and more of a “toss these ingredients in a bowl” and enjoy type of food. Here’s how to make a chickpea and chicken salad.
Chickpea and Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
- shredded chicken (I use rotisserie)
- 1 can chickpeas
- crumbled feta cheese
- red onion
- cilantro
- extra virgin olive oil
- honey
- fresh lemon juice
- salt + pepper
**These ingredients are all eyeballed based on how many you are serving and how much you like of each item! The idea is to easily toss this together!**
Instructions:
- Drain canned chickpeas and place in a bowl. Add feta, red onion, cilantro, and chicken.
- In another bowl, whisk together EVOO, a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of honey, salt and pepper.
- Pour dressing mix over other ingredients and toss until coated. Tweak as needed to your liking!
I have made this and kept covered in the fridge overnight and ate it the next day. It’s not quite as good as first day, but does keep fine if you made too much. Of course you could add different cheese, different veggies, different herbs, whatever you love! This is hearty and healthy and fills me up.
You should try this for a quick and easy lunch. Perfect for one if you are like me and eat lunch home alone everyday! Or make a big batch and take as an appetizer with naan or pita bread – no real cooking involved! Let me know if you try this easy chickpea and chicken salad.