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Mediterranean Salad with Chickpeas and Tuna
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Mediterranean Salad Recipe with Chickpeas and Tuna

Fresh, flavorful, and packed with protein, this Mediterranean salad with chickpeas and tuna is a delicious and nutritious meal. Made with hearty chickpeas, flaky tuna, crisp vegetables, and a zesty olive oil dressing, this salad is both light and satisfying.
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword chickpea and tuna salad, mediterranean chickpea salad, mediterranean salad recipe, mediterranean tuna salad
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 280kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cans tuna steaks in brine
  • 1 can chickpeas in water
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 bunch of scallion
  • 30 g fresh parsley
  • 1 romaine lettuce heart
  • 80 ml olive oil
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 or 3 tortilla wraps

Instructions

  • Let`s make the dressing for our salad first. Rinse lemon under running water and then zest it. However, make sure not to get to the white part as it can make our salad dressing taste bitter. You can use a lemon zester, fine grater, or a simple knife for the purpose. Then squeeze the juice out of the fruit into a bowl, add the zest and Dijon mustard. Start stirring the mixture while pouring olive oil at the same time.
  • Rinse parsley under running water and chop it into small pieces. Add to the dressing. Season mixture with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir the dressing once again.
  • Before using all the vegetables, give them a good wash. I cut cherry tomatoes in half and cucumbers into 1/2-inch thick pieces. Add them to the deep bowl.
  • Drain brine from the tuna and divide steak into pieces. Get rid of the water from chickpeas. Add these ingredients to the vegetables in the bowl.
  • Add chopped scallion to the mix in the bowl. Pour half of the dressing and mix the salad.
  • Rinse lettuce leaves under running water, pat them dry with paper towels, tear them apart with your hands, or cut them into pieces. Add the other half of the dressing to the bowl with lettuce and mix them.
  • The best way to enjoy the salad is with grilled tortilla wraps.
  • Make sure to combine all the ingredients just before serving them as lettuce leaves can lose their lushness. Place romaine leaves at the bottom of the serving plate; top them with a mixture of tomatoes, cucumbers, chickpeas, and tuna. Enjoy your meal!

Notes

*calories per 100 g