Chickpea, Pesto & Red Onion Salad

Submitted by SandraMK

"Easy to prepare & tasty. Great at BBQ's"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups canned chickpeas
• 3 tablespoons ready made pesto sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3⁄4 cup chopped red onion

directions

1. Drain and wash chick peas.
2. In a bowl, whisk pesto, olive oil, and lemon juice together.
3. Add chick peas and red onions and toss together.
4. Best served at room temperature.

Reviews

[L DJ3309]

I served this as an appetizer salad, added sliced black olives for a bit more color contrast. Very good and impressive.

 

[karen in tbay]

All of my favorite ingredients and so quick to put together. We didn't have a red onion so our yellow was a bit on the strong side and my have overpowered the dish but will definitely try again with the red onion. I always have homemade pesto frozen in ice cube trays.

 

[Is This Really Nece]

Very nice salad! The lemon juice adds a nice tang. I agree with Missy Wombat that the pesto quality is VERY important.

 

[Merlot]

What a wonderful salad! Quick, easy and very tasty. I made this for lunch today. I too added some black olives just to add a bit more color. Thanks SandraK for a great dish.rn

 

[J-Lynn]

Very good! 1 can of chickpeas is not quite 2 cups; I will double this whole recipe next time. We were generous with the dressing ingredients and tossed it with greens when serving as a main dish. However, I think I could omit the olive oil; the pesto I buy is oily enough!