Mediterranean Tuna & Chickpea Salad
At a glance
A high-protein, flour-free, healthy Mediterranean salad packed with vegetables, tuna, chickpeas, and a lemon-olive oil dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 1 can (5 oz / 140 g drained) tuna in water
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced into thin rings
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin rings
- 1 small red onion
- 2.5 oz (70 g) olives
- 10.6 oz (300 g) canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp mustard
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Method
- 1
Slice the cucumber into thin rounds, sprinkle with salt, and let it sit for a few minutes to release excess moisture.
- 2
Drain the tuna well.
- 3
Chop the tomatoes.
- 4
Slice the green and red bell peppers into thin rings.
- 5
Finely slice the red onion.
- 6
Slice the olives, some lengthwise and some crosswise for texture.
- 7
Squeeze excess liquid from the cucumber and place it in a large bowl.
- 8
Add the tuna, tomatoes, peppers, onion, olives, chickpeas, and dill.
- 9
In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, garlic, salt, and black pepper.
- 10
Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well.
- 11
Refrigerate for 10 minutes before serving if desired.
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