# Easy Healthy Lunch Meal Prep

This dense bean salad is a quick and easy lunch meal prep that comes together in about 5 minutes and tastes even better as it sits.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can black beans
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 pack cherry tomatoes
- 1 pack mozzarella pearls
- 0.5 red onion
- 1 jar banana peppers
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 0.25 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp banana pepper juice
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp maple syrup

## Instructions

1. Drain and rinse one can of chickpeas and add them to a large mixing bowl.
2. Drain and rinse one can of black beans and add them to the bowl.
3. Dice two cucumbers into fourths and add them to the bowl.
4. Cut cherry tomatoes into fourths and add them to the bowl.
5. Break up one pack of mozzarella pearls and add them to the bowl.
6. Dice half of a red onion and add it to the bowl.
7. Dice banana peppers and add them to the bowl.
8. Chop fresh parsley and add it to the bowl.
9. For the dressing, add olive oil, red wine vinegar, banana pepper juice, Dijon mustard, and maple syrup to a measuring cup.
10. Mix the dressing using a frother, whisk, or fork until well combined.
11. Pour the dressing over the salad in the bowl.
12. Give the salad a good mix to combine all ingredients and dressing.

## Equipment

- large mixing bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- measuring cup
- frother or whisk

## Tips

- The salad gets better during the week as it sits and soaks in the dressing.
- You can add a piece of chicken or any other protein on top.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT63vLBBu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3a4da9ac-fe1a-45c8-9f22-a66377efaa94
- Extracted: 2025-09-09

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