Spring Salad Recipe S1 Ep162

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

mixed greens

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: romaine lettuce

Spinach is nutrient-dense and often less expensive.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed avocado

💰Cheaper: sliced cucumbers

Cucumbers add crunch with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often more affordable.

Soak 1/2 cup of dried chickpeas overnight and then cook them for about 1.5 hours until tender.

Prepare the salad by gathering all fresh ingredients: chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, lime juice, cucumber, avocado, shallot, sweet peppers, cilantro, and fennel greens.

Put on gloves for cleanliness while preparing the ingredients.

Slice the cucumber lengthwise and then into thin slices, using about 60% of the cucumber.

Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh out with a spoon, then dice it.

Chop the shallot finely, ensuring it's not overpowering in flavor.

Chop the sweet peppers into bite-sized pieces.

Halve the cherry tomatoes and add them to the bowl.

In a large bowl, combine the cooked chickpeas, sliced cucumber, diced avocado, chopped shallot, chopped sweet peppers, halved cherry tomatoes, and chopped cilantro.

For the dressing, mix 1/4 cup of lime juice with olive oil in a 2:1 ratio (2 parts oil to 1 part acid).

Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving and toss gently to combine all ingredients evenly.

Sprinkle feta cheese on top before serving.

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