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Green Salad with Chickpeas

A green salad topped with roasted chickpeas and crumbled feta, dressed with a lemony Mediterranean vinaigrette.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 41 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 1 minute
Course Salad
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Oven or toaster oven
  • roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet
  • Bowl
  • Salad Spinner
  • Paper Towels

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • one 15 oz. can garbanzo beans rinsed and drained well
  • 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. finely minced garlic
  • 3 cups of washed lettuce
  • 3 cups of washed greens
  • 2 oz. crumbled Feta
  • 3 T Mediterranean Salad Dressing or other lemony vinaigrette
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 400°F (200°C).
  • Drain any excess moisture from the one 15 oz. can of garbanzo beans and pat them dry with paper towels so they are as dry as possible.
  • In a bowl, toss the chickpeas with 2 tsp. olive oil and 2 tsp. finely minced garlic until evenly coated.
  • Lightly spray a roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray or brush with a little oil. Spread the chickpeas in a single layer on the pan.
  • Roast the chickpeas for about 20–25 minutes, stirring or shaking the pan once halfway through, until they are beginning to crisp. Remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Make sure the 3 cups washed lettuce and 3 cups washed greens are very dry (use a salad spinner or pat dry with paper towels).
  • In a large bowl, combine the lettuce and greens and toss with 3 T Mediterranean Salad Dressing until the leaves are evenly moistened.
  • Divide the dressed greens among four salad bowls. Sprinkle one-fourth of the roasted chickpeas and one-fourth of the 2 oz. crumbled Feta over each salad.
  • Season each salad with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste and serve immediately.