# Balsamic Mediterranean Inspired Salad

Crunchy balsamic Mediterranean inspired salad that holds up well in the fridge, perfect for meal prep.

- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bag Persian cucumbers
- 1 red onion
- 3 multicolor bell peppers
- 1 head parsley
- 2 avocado
- 2 cans chickpeas
- 0.5 cup olive oil
- 2 lemons
- 0.25 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbs oregano
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tbs cumin
- 1 tbs sea salt

## Instructions

1. Roughly dice Persian cucumbers.
2. Add the cucumbers to a bowl.
3. Finely dice a red onion.
4. Add the red onion to the bowl.
5. Cut the ends off, core, and roughly chop three bell peppers.
6. Add the bell peppers to the bowl.
7. Finely mince parsley.
8. Add the parsley to the bowl.
9. Chop up avocados.
10. Add the avocados to the bowl.
11. Rinse and drain chickpeas.
12. Add chickpeas to the bowl.
13. Add olive oil to the bowl.
14. Add juice of two lemons.
15. Add balsamic vinegar.
16. Season with oregano, red pepper flakes, cumin, and salt.
17. Mix everything up.

## Tips

- Persian cucumbers hold up much better than regular cucumbers and are key to getting that crunch.
- Use firm avocados so they hold up throughout the week.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjXvpa3e/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c80ec7e8-8313-49cd-909c-7e1bddf3b576
- Extracted: 2025-06-01

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