Chickpea Salad (Mediterranean Chickpea Salad - Balela Salad)

10-Minute Chickpea Salad: Balela salad is a Mediterranean chickpea salad. There are many variations of balela salad, but this chickpea salad recipe is closer to what you'd find in the restaurants and food joints of Alexandria, Egypt. #chickpeasalad #chickpeas #mediterraneansalad #salad #saladrecipe

INGREDIENTS:
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil (I used Early Harvest Greek EVOO)
🔹 3 ½ cups cooked chickpeas (or 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas)
🔹 ½ green bell pepper, cored and chopped
🔹 1 jalapeno, finely chopped (optional)
🔹 2 ½ cups grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes)
🔹 3-5 green onions, both white and green parts, chopped
🔹 ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
🔹 ⅓ cup pitted Kalamata olives
🔹 ¼ cup pitted green olives
🔹 ½ cup freshly chopped parsley leaves
🔹 ½ cup freshly chopped mint or basil leaves
For Dressing
🔹 ¼ cup Early Harvest Greek extra virgin olive oil
🔹 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
🔹 2 tbsp lemon juice
🔹 1 garlic clove, minced
🔹 Salt and black pepper, a generous pinch to your taste
🔹 1 tsp ground sumac
🔹 ½ tsp Aleppo pepper
🔹 ¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00​​ Intro
0:23​ What does balela mean?
0:41 Chopping the vegetables
2:33 Fresh herbs: a key ingredient
3:2​9 Adding more Mediterranean favorites
4:12 Can you prep this salad ahead of time?
4:37​ Making the dressing
5:57​ What type of olive oil to use
6:26​ Adding the dressing to the salad
6:50 Taste test

[TheMediterraneanDish]

This is not your basic chickpea salad recipe! Who's trying it?!

[FleetwoodPatch]

As a guy who’s done every meal plan diet imaginable, THIS is by FAR the easiest and tastiest one. Mediterranean food is absolutely the most delicious dishes there are!!!

[KloudNineMusic]

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[Stagemagnet]

I just love watching the way you create palate pleasing food.

[tiffanyherzog]

I’ve made this salad multiple times now. It’s delicious ! Very flavorful and I actually started adding avocado to it and that was a nice addition.

[jcristi]

Finally took time to write down the ingredients. Looking forward to putting this together! Jan

[pam]

I've been addicted to taboli salad and hummus for years now. Can't wait to try it 😋

[AmeliaBrown-oi]

You make eating healthy look so tempting. Can’t wait to try this recipe out!

[lorindagarcia]

I LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU EVERYDAY, THANK YOU.

[regangrundey]

Had this for dinner tonight. It was a hit. My daughter is dairy, soy and gluten free so we really appreciate recipes like this ❤

[jillharrison]

Another winning recipe! I am addicted to your videos and cookbook. Especially your salads - great for meal prep. So Glad I found you!

[rainy]

Loved this great twist on a classic! Worked overtime today, and getting my house ready for weekend guests, I threw this together last minute (added cucumbers), and it was outstanding!! It's so easy, and I make similar dishes all the time, but this was a great variation. I'm going to feed leftovers to my weekend guests! Thank you so much!

[ThePorterossa]

Funny Max! 😂 I have one cat that loves bell peppers too.

[shellyjene]

This Balela salad is super delicious 😊

[IamAprilBess]

Im definitely going to try it the chick pea salad going to get the ingredients thanks for sharing happy eating 🎉

[deniseracine]

I made this tonight and it was excellent! This will be in my list of favorites for sure! Thank you

[staceyjenkins]

Looks delicious, healthy too! Thank you

[Cookathome.Christina]

Looking delicious 👍 Can't wait to make it 😊 Thanks so much for yummy recipe 👍

[jeanneamato]

Making your dressing in a jar and shaking it is so much easier on you. I love your recipes.

[AIAttanayake]

Wow yummy salad 🥗 recipe. I Loved it. I joined your channel.