7-Day Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan Chickpea Salad

INGREDIENTS

• ½ cup canned chickpeas
• 5 olives, chopped
• 1 green pepper, small to medium
• 3 tomatoes, medium
• 1 cup arugula
• 3-4 mint leaves (optional)
• 1 garlic clove
• lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

1. 1 Rinse and drain chickpeas.
2. 2 Chop olives, the green pepper, tomatoes, arugula, mint leaves.
3. 3 Mince garlic. Option one: add garlic directly to the salad. Option 2: Let garlic infuse olive oil for 30 min and then remove from the olive oil. Add just the flavored olive oil to the salad.
4. 4 Put the chopped vegetables and chickpeas in a large bowl, add some lemon juice the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

NUTRITION

Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 19g | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 17g