Description
A refreshing and vibrant salad featuring artichokes, tomatoes, and chickpeas, dressed in a Tuscan vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 ounces cherry tomatoes cut in half
- ½ medium red onion thinly sliced
- 1 12 ounce jar of marinated artichoke hearts strained from water/marinade
- 1 15 ounce can of cooked chickpeas strained, rinsed, and dried (about 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas)
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil cut into thin strips
- 2 Tablespoons fresh chives finely diced
- 1 Tablespoon capers
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼–1/2 teaspoon salt add more or less depending on preference
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder or 1 garlic clove finely minced
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- First, prep the veggies, herbs, and chickpeas. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, thinly slice the red onion, finely chop the chives, and cut the basil into long thin strips. Strain the artichoke hearts from the liquid they are sitting in and set aside. Lastly, strain and rinse the canned chickpeas and then pat them dry before adding to the salad.
- Next, make the Tuscan vinaigrette. Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried parsley, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper to a bowl and whisk together.
- To finish, put everything together. Add the chopped tomatoes, red onion, chives, basil, marinated artichoke hearts, chickpeas, capers, and vinaigrette to a bowl. Then mix together until all the veggies are coated.
- Serve immediately or chill for 1-2 hours for an even better flavor. Enjoy!
Notes
- Chilling the salad for a couple of hours will enhance the flavors.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of salt and pepper according to your taste.
- This salad can also be served on a bed of greens for added nutrition.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg