10-Minute Salad Delight
Who doesn’t love a simple yet tasty low-effort meal? All you need is 10 minutes and a handful of fresh ingredients to create a colorful and exciting meal! 10-Minute Salad delight is easy to prepare and filled with a variety of nourishing plant-based ingredients that checks all the boxes. What’s more, the simplicity of the salad allows for a variety of veggies to be swapped in and out for endless salad possibilities. Enjoy it with freshly squeezed lemon or one of your favorite salad dressings.
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: none
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups chickpeas (home-cooked or BPA-free canned, drained, and rinsed)
- 2 cups organic arugula
- 1 cup cucumber (peeled if waxed, chopped)
- ½ cup red cabbage (shredded)
- ¼ cup red onion (diced)
- 1 large avocado (cut into cubes)
- ¼ cup cilantro (optional, chopped)
- 2 Tbsps hemp seeds (hulled)
- 2–4 Tbsps lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- salt (optional, to taste)
- ground black pepper (optional, to taste)
Directions
- Add the chickpeas, arugula, cucumber, cabbage, red onion, avocado, optional cilantro, and hemp seeds to a large salad bowl and toss to combine.
- Squeeze lemon juice over top and toss again.
- Sprinkle with optional salt and pepper. Taste and adjust as desired.
Chef's Notes
Substitutions
Substitute chickpeas with brown or green lentils, lima beans (butter beans), fava beans, or your favorite plant-based protein of choice.
Substitute arugula with spinach or baby kale leaves.
Substitute red cabbage with green cabbage or shredded brussels sprouts.
Substitute red onion with shallots.
Substitute cilantro with parsley, basil, dill, or your favorite fresh herb of choice.
Substitute lemon juice with lime juice, apple cider vinegar, or red wine vinegar.
Prep Ahead
If preparing homemade beans, soak and cook ahead of time, and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days before using in this recipe.
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Fron: Food Revolution Network