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Chickpea Apple Salad with Pecans and Cranberries Recipe

Chickpea Apple Salad with Pecans and Cranberries recipe

Stashcook

This is a yummy salad with chickpeas, crunchy apples, and celery. It has sweet grapes and cranberries with tasty pecans. The dressing is creamy and a little tangy. It's good for lunch or a side dish.

Ingredients

1 (10 oz) pkg mixed greens
3 sticks celery
1 Fuji apple
1 (15 oz) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/3 lb seedless green grapes
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup pecans
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

1
Wash and dry the mixed greens and set aside.
2
Drain and rinse the chickpeas, then let them drain completely.
3
In a large salad bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, salt, and black pepper to make the dressing.
4
Cut the Fuji apple into quarters, remove the core and stem, then chop into 1/2-inch pieces and add to the bowl with the dressing.
5
Dice the celery into 1/2-inch pieces and add to the bowl.
6
Cut the grapes in half and add them to the bowl along with the dried cranberries.
7
Chop the pecans and add them to the salad bowl.
8
Add the chickpeas to the bowl and toss everything together until well coated with the dressing.
9
Place the mixed greens on plates and top with the chickpea apple salad mixture. Serve immediately.