Some days I just don’t want to cook anything and want to have a quiet time with a simple but healthy meal and favorite book in my hand. And today is that day and I got lucky as there were perfect ingredients lying in my pantry and refrigerator and I made this healthy, simple and delicious salad.
Arugula pomegranate chickpea salad is a light and peppery salad recipe in which baby arugula, fresh pomegranate seeds, pear and chickpeas are dressed with the most simple vinaigrette in the world i.e extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt ad pepper.
The peppery taste of arugula goes really well with sweet, tart and crunchy pomegranate, juicy and sweet pears and creamy and nutty chickpeas. This salad is a winner in every way, in taste, in texture and in health too.
Arugula Pomegranate Chickpea Salad
Course: Appetizers, SaladsCuisine: FusionDifficulty: Easy2
servings10
minutes15
minutesThis salad could be super quick lunch with arugula tossed with chickpeas, sweet pear, pomegranate and dressed with super simple lemon vinaigrette .
Ingredients
2 cups of baby arugula rinsed and dried
1/2 cup of pomegranate
1 cup of cooked chickpea
1 medium pear
1.5 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp of lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Cut the pear in half and take out its core and slice both the halves thinly.
- For salad dressing, in a small bowl whisk olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper together.
- In a big bowl, add chickpea, pear slices, pomegranate and arugula.
- Pour dressing over the arugula mixture and toss gently. Arugula pomegranate chickpea salad is done.
Notes
- Pour dressing just before the serving.
- This arugula pomegranate chickpea salad can be served as it is or with any of your favorite oven baked chicken or fish.
- You can use any of your favorite greens instead of arugula.
