Brighten Your Day with Cranberry Walnut Chickpea Salad Delight
Brighten Your Day with Cranberry Walnut Chickpea Salad Delight—a vibrant mix of flavors that’s perfect for meal prep or impressing guests. Try it now!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup red onion
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas under cold water.
- Chop the spinach and red onion.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the orange juice, olive oil, honey/maple syrup, and Dijon mustard until emulsified.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chickpeas, spinach, cranberries, walnuts, and red onion.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently to coat.
- Allow the salad to sit for about 10 minutes before serving to let flavors meld.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (200g)
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 103mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg