1Drain and rinse one can of chickpeas and add them to a large bowl.
2Drain and rinse one can of black beans and add them to the bowl with the chickpeas.
3Dice two cucumbers and add them to the bowl.
4Halve cherry tomatoes and add them to the bowl.
5Add a whole pack of mozzarella pearls to the bowl.
6Dice half a red onion and add it to the bowl.
7Add some banana peppers to the bowl.
8Chop fresh parsley and add it on top of the salad ingredients.
9In a separate measuring cup, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, banana pepper juice, Dijon mustard, and a little bit of maple syrup for the dressing.
10Use a frother (or whisk/fork) to mix the dressing until well combined.
11Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients in the large bowl.
12Mix all ingredients together until well combined and coated with the dressing.
13Transfer the salad into a container for storage in the fridge.
Ingredients
1 can chickpeas
1 can black beans
2 cucumbers
cherry tomatoes
1 pack mozzarella pearls
0.5 red onion
banana peppers
fresh parsley
olive oil
red wine vinegar
banana pepper juice
Dijon mustard
maple syrup
Equipment
large bowlknifecutting boardmeasuring cupfrotherwhisk or forkcontainer
Tips
This salad is super nutritious and requires no cooking.
It marinates in the fridge and gets better throughout the week.
Other good additions include bell pepper, jalape1o, feta, avocado, lime juice, and corn.
You can use a whisk or fork instead of a frother to mix the dressing.
If you don't like parsley, cilantro is a good alternative for those who don't find it soapy-tasting.
The dressing can be adjusted to taste regarding maple syrup content.
This recipe is good for meal prep.
This recipe will be made for the rest of his life, it's that good.
This recipe is easy to make and takes 5 minutes to put together.
This recipe has fiber for improved digestion.
You can also add corn to the recipe if you like.
This recipe is good to eat for lunches during the week.
This recipe is a healthy lunch meal prep recipe.
You can use whatever you want in this salad and it will be good.