Summer Chickpea and Feta Salad (Perfect for meal prep!)

canned chickpeas

🥗Healthier: dried chickpeas

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Dried chickpeas are more nutritious; canned beans are often cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point; vegetable oil is usually less expensive.

Cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice into a bowl.

Season the lemon juice with salt, ground cumin, and honey, then whisk to combine.

Add olive oil to the mixture and whisk until emulsified.

Thinly slice red onions and add them to the vinaigrette to mellow their flavor.

Drain and rinse canned chickpeas in a colander, then add them to the bowl with the onions.

Slice an English cucumber in half, remove the seeds, and cut it into small cubes.

Cut grape tomatoes lengthwise and add them to the salad.

Thinly slice radishes and add them to the mixture.

Seed, peel, and cut an avocado into large chunks, then add to the salad.

Crumble sheep's milk feta into the salad.

Chop fresh parsley and coriander, then scatter over the salad.

Toss the salad with a big spoon to ensure everything is coated with the vinaigrette.

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