Vegan Mediterranean Salad with Couscous and Chickpeas
This fresh and tasty vegan Mediterranean salad recipe is simple to make and perfect to pack as a lunch for the week! Enjoy the bright and fresh flavors, and filling couscous and chickpeas.
Servings 8 Servings (as a side dish)
Calories 284kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous , uncooked
- 1 ½ cups chickpeas (15 oz can, drained and rinsed)
- ¾ cup fresh parsley
- 1 ½ cups carrot
- ½ cup green onion
- 1 ½ cups red pepper (1 medium to large-sized pepper)
- 1 ½ cups cucumber
Dressing
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice , freshly squeezed
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the couscous according to package directions. Once cooked, fluff it gently with a fork (try and remove any large clumps) and place it in the fridge to cool off.1 cup couscous
- Rinse and drain the canned chickpeas.1 ½ cups chickpeas
- Prepare the veggies: finely mince the parsley, shred the carrot, slice the green onions and finely dice the red pepper and cucumber.¾ cup fresh parsley, 1 ½ cups carrot, ½ cup green onion, 1 ½ cups red pepper, 1 ½ cups cucumber
- Whisk the dressing ingredients. I like to shake them in a jar.1 tablespoon lemon zest, 6 tablespoons lemon juice, 6 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Toss everything together and serve!
Notes
Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving (⅛ recipe) | Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 343mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6275IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg