21 Healthy Salads #17 Chickpea Salad with Yogurt Dressing
Chickpea Salad with Yogurt Dressing Ingredients: Boiled chickpeas - 1 ½ cup Cucumber (diced) - ½ cup Onion (chopped) - ¼ cup Coriander leaves (chopped) - ¼ cup Hung curd - ½ cup Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon Lime juice (or vinegar) - 1 tablespoon Garlic clove minced - 1 Cumin powder - ¼ teaspoon Salt to taste Black pepper to taste Method: 1. Whisk the hung curd, olive oil, lime juice (or vinegar), garlic, cumin powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. 2. Add the chickpeas, cucumber, onion, cilantro, and toss the salad to combine. 3. Adjust the seasoning at this stage. 4. Keep it in refrigerator for at-least 1-2 hours. 5. Add roasted nuts like almonds, walnuts, and seeds such as flax, sunflower, pumpkin, or hemp seeds for added crunch and nutrition before serving 6. This chana salad with yogurt dressing is already rich in plant-based protein, but for an extra nutritional boost, you can also add sautéed tofu or paneer.