This Feta and Chickpea Salad is sweet, fruity and protein packed and has all the creaminess that you know and love from feta. A really filling salad, that is great for packing up and taking to work.
The great thing about salads is, that you can put anything in them you like and they are normally really quick and easy to make. This Chickpea Salad is no exception to that - it all comes together in just 5 minutes. And that includes cooking the apricots!
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Why should you try it?
- Ready in just 5 minutes
- Good source of protein
- A good combination of sweet and savoury
Step by step
One: Heat a non stick frying pan (without oil) and add the sliced apricots and cook for 30 seconds each side.
Two: Put the olive oil, vinegar, mustard and salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
Three: Add the lettuce and stir. Divide the dressed leaves between 2 smaller bowls.
Four: Add the chickpeas, cooked apricots and sprinkle over the feta.
Do you have to use apricots?
You could use peaches instead of apricots, but we are really loving apricots at the moment and want to make the most of them before the season is out. In fact, we have a Grilled Peach Salad. Dry frying them really brings out the flavour and sweetness and it pairs perfectly with the creamy feta. You could use a different bean and a different cheese too - feel free to customise it and use whatever you need to use up.
What to serve it with
This salad can be a meal in itself, but it you wanted to have something else with it, then you could have some Grilled Corn or a slice of Spanish Omelette on the side. You could top this salad with some Garlic Prawns (Srimp) or some chunks of Chicken Tikka.
Can you make it ahead?
With is taking just 5 minutes to put together, there's really no point in making it ahead of time. You could always mix the salad dressing ahead and add it when you are ready to eat.
Extra Tips
- You can use peaches instead of apricots
- Replace the chickpeas with cooked beans of your choice.
- You can top this salad with prawns (shrimp) or chicken if you wish.
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Apricot, Chickpea and Feta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 apricots stone taken out and sliced
- 120 g rocket (arugula)
- 240 g chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 60 g feta cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 pinch sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a non stick frying pan (without oil) and add the sliced apricots and cook for 30 seconds each side.
- Put the olive oil, vinegar, mustard and salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
- Add the lettuce and stir. Divide the dressed leaves between 2 smaller bowls.
- Add the chickpeas, cooked apricots and sprinkle over the feta.
Notes
- You can use peaches instead of apricots
- Replace the chickpeas with cooked beans of your choice.
- You can top this salad with prawns (shrimp) or chicken if you wish.
Amy | The Cook Report
This looks so refreshing and healthy, love the idea of feta and apricot together
Tanya
I've never cooked an apricot before but now I'm really intrigued as to what the flavour will be like. I'll definitely have to give it a go
kristal
Trying salad recipes is not really my think I do not see much salad.
Whatlauraloves
Oh wow this looks absolutely LUSH!! I'm going to try making apricots like this xxx
Shawna
This is such a great combination! I love every single one of those separately and honestly would've probably never thought of combining like this. Thank you for this idea and recipe!