Chipotle chickpea salad with cilantro lime dressing

AuthorsefordCategory, DifficultyBeginner

This chipotle chickpea salad is a little spicy, smokey goodness topped with a tangy and rich cilantro lime dressing. It's vegan friendly and packed with protein and vitamins.

Chipotle chickpea salad with cilantro lime dressing

 

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time5 minsCook Time7 minsTotal Time12 mins
For the Chickpeas
 ½ cup chickpeas rinsed and drained
 ½ tsp smoked paprika
 ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
 ½ tsp garlic powder
 ½ tsp onion powder
 ¼ tsp seasoned salt
 ¼ tsp pepper
 2 Green onion chopped
 Fresh parsely chopped
 Fresh cilantro chopped
 Splash of olive oil
For the salad
 Mixed greens
 Cucumber
 Cracked bulgur wheat ( you can use Qinoa)
For the Chickpeas
1

In a bowl combine your chickpeas and spices.

Next, Place your saucepan on a medium high heat (electric hub 4) with a splash of olive oil. Sauté your green onions first, then add in the seasoned chickpeas. Toss in your fresh cilantro and thyme and let this cook for around 7m minutes (give or take). Let this cool down before adding to your fresh leaves or they will wither (and thats not nice is it?).

For the salad
2

I started with some curly blend lettuce and cucumber with fresh parsley and used cracked bulgur because I had some in the fridge but Quinoa tastes really good with this as well. Add tomatoes, corn, beans, basically whatever you like.

3

Once you have mixed your salad, its time to add that beautiful cilantro lime sauce to bring it all together.

Ingredients

For the Chickpeas
 ½ cup chickpeas rinsed and drained
 ½ tsp smoked paprika
 ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
 ½ tsp garlic powder
 ½ tsp onion powder
 ¼ tsp seasoned salt
 ¼ tsp pepper
 2 Green onion chopped
 Fresh parsely chopped
 Fresh cilantro chopped
 Splash of olive oil
For the salad
 Mixed greens
 Cucumber
 Cracked bulgur wheat ( you can use Qinoa)

Directions

For the Chickpeas
1

In a bowl combine your chickpeas and spices.

Next, Place your saucepan on a medium high heat (electric hub 4) with a splash of olive oil. Sauté your green onions first, then add in the seasoned chickpeas. Toss in your fresh cilantro and thyme and let this cook for around 7m minutes (give or take). Let this cool down before adding to your fresh leaves or they will wither (and thats not nice is it?).

For the salad
2

I started with some curly blend lettuce and cucumber with fresh parsley and used cracked bulgur because I had some in the fridge but Quinoa tastes really good with this as well. Add tomatoes, corn, beans, basically whatever you like.

3

Once you have mixed your salad, its time to add that beautiful cilantro lime sauce to bring it all together.

Chipotle chickpea salad with cilantro lime dressing