Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Chickpea and Spinach Salad is for Salad.

Chickpea and Spinach Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Chickpea and Spinach Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Chickpea and Spinach Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Chickpea and Spinach Salad are:

2 15 oz cans Chickpeas drained and washed
1/4 cup chopped Parsley
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup Olive Oil
3 TBS Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
4 cups spinach
2 TBS mint leaves
Yogurt with Orange Essence(see below)

Yogurt with Orange essence
1/2 cup low fat Yogurt
1/4 tsp Orange Zest
2 TBS Orange Juice
1/2 tsp Honey

Here is how you make Chickpea and Spinach Salad:

In a medium bowl, combine chickpeas, onion and parsley, set asideIn small bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, zest, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper if desired.In another small bowl mix Yogurt, orange zest, orange juice and honey.Pour the dressing over the chickpea mixture and mix wellServe the chickpea salad over spinach and top with yogurt sauce and sprinkle with mint leaves.Serving Size: 1/2 cup per servingNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RD03875.

The nutritional information for Chickpea and Spinach Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 142.4

• Total Fat: 7.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
• Sodium: 180.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 5.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Chickpea and Spinach Salad is Low Fat