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Fresh chickpea salad with tuna, tomato, pepper, onion and avocado

Vegetable, Chickpea and Tuna Salad

Details

Serves: 1

Number of ingredients: 10

To prep: 10 minutes

To cook: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • Kilojoules: 1608

  • Calories: 384

  • Protein: 28g

  • Fat: 21.4g

  • Saturated Fat: 3.4g

  • Carbohydrates : 15.4g

  • Carbohydrates per 100g: 5.3g

  • Fiber: 7.5g

  • Sodium: 486mg

  • Potassium: 1053mg

Ingredients

1/3 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed

1/2 cup pumpkin, chopped

1/2 zucchini, sliced

1/4 red onion, sliced

1 cup baby spinach or rocket

1 small 95g can of tuna in spring water

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon lemon juice

½ teaspoon Dijon mustard

Pepper to taste

Method

  1. Toss pumpkin, zucchini, and onion in olive oil. Roast at 200°C for about 20 minutes until vegetables are tender and slightly caramelized. Allow to cool slightly.
  2. Dressing: in a small bowl or jar, add olive oil, lemon juice and Dijon mustard. Set aside.
  3. In a bowl, combine roasted vegetables, chickpeas, baby spinach, and drained tuna. Add a sprinkling of black pepper.
  4. Drizzle dressing over the salad and gently to combine.