Seriously, this salad is perfect for lunch, with or without greens, as a side dish and in a pita pocket!
Course
Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Keyword
Chickpeas, Cucumbers, Feta Cheese, Red Wine Vinegar, Tomatoes
Ingredients
2TBSP(15 gr) red onion 1.5 CHO
Garlic clovewhole 0 CHO
3TBSPRed Wine Vinegar 0 CHO
¼cupolive oil 0 CHO
½medium(100 gr) red pepper 5 CHO
1-pintbasket(250 gr) cherry tomatoes 7 CHO
1small(220 gr) cucumber 6.7 CHO
1cup(168 gr) chickpeas, drained and rinsed 30.6 CHO
4oz.(114 gr) Feta Cheese 0 CHO
Parsley to garnish 0 CHO
Pepper to taste 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO 50.8 CHO
TOTAL WEIGHT 945 GRAMS
50.8CHO DIVIDED BY 945 GRAMS = .053 CHO/GRAM
½cup= 80 GRAMS(.053 CHO x 80 GRAMS) 4.24 CHO/1/2 CUP
Instructions
Combine thinly sliced red onion, whole garlic clove, red wine vinegar and olive oil in a small dish. Stir to incorporate and let rest for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut tomatoes in half. Slice cucumbers, then quarter.
Drain and rinse chickpeas.
Place tomatoes, cucumber and chickpeas in a medium bowl.
Prior to tossing the salad with vinaigrette, remove the whole garlic clove and discard.
Pour vinaigrette and onions over salad and mix. (At this point, the salad can be refrigerated for up to an hour before serving). Let rest on counter for 30 minutes to bring to room temperature if making ahead.
Just before serving, toss salad again. Season to taste.