High Protein Chickpea Salad | High Protein Weightloss Snacks Recipe
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Recipe type: Snack
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Serves: 3-4 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • Uncooked chickpea/Kabuli chana - 200 gms,
  • Red onion - 1, small
  • Cucumber - 1, medium
  • Cherry tomato - 10 to 12 (or 1 large regular tomato)
  • Paneer/cottage cheese - 100 gms
  • Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Extra virgin olive oil - 1 tbsp
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak the dry/uncooked chickpea in water overnight. Next day, pressure cook them in lightly salted water for 10 minutes on medium heat until each chickpea is soft & tender. Drain the water out and set aside until you prepare other salad ingredients.
  2. Finely chop the red onion. Halve the cherry tomatoes. Chop the cucumber into small cubes. Crumble the paneer which will be used to top up the chickpea salad; paneer will work as a garnish and also increase the protein quotient of your salad.
  3. In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and salt & pepper. Give a good whisk.
  4. Take all the salad ingredients except paneer in a large mixing bowl. Then drizzle the prepared lemon-olive oil salad dressing over the salad.
  5. Using two forks or salad mixer, toss the salad in the dressing allowing it to coat each ingredient.
  6. Once the salad is nicely mixed, cover it with a cling wrap and leave it at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving. This will allow the ingredients to absorb the flavors from lemon juice and olive oil.
  7. When you are ready to serve, divide the salad into individual serving bowls. Then top it up with crumbled paneer on top of each bowl.
  8. Serve your high protein chickpea salad immediately and enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://www.flavorquotient.com/2023/10/high-protein-chickpea-salad-weightloss-recipe/