Healthy Bites
Low-Calorie Immunity Boosting Salad recipe
A fresh chickpea and citrus salad with cucumber, tomato and mint, served as a side or light lunch.

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Serves3 servingsPrep15 min
Ingredients
- 200 g boiled chickpeas, about 1 cup
- 2 oranges, peeled and cut into pieces
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 2 tomatoes, deseeded and diced
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped mint
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
- 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp chaat masala
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
Method
- Drain the chickpeas well and pat them dry.
- Put the chickpeas, oranges, cucumber, tomatoes and onion in a large bowl.
- Whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, chaat masala, pepper and salt in a small cup.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently so the oranges stay whole.
- Fold in the mint, coriander and pomegranate seeds.
- Serve right away, or chill for 10 minutes first.
Good to know: Use tinned chickpeas to save time, and rinse them well before using.