Easy Warm Chickpea Salad

Warm chickpea salad seasoned with parsley and mint is the perfect accompaniment to chicken or fish and is quick and easy to make.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 123 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ cup diced red onion
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chickpeas and garlic to onion; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Mix red pepper flakes, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into chickpea mixture; cook and stir for 3 minutes more. Stir parsley and mint into salad.