Tomato, Chickpea & Feta Salad

Tomato, Chickpea & Feta Salad
This 10-minute salad is packed with flavour, colour and crunch, and doesn’t involve any cooking – just a little slicing, chopping, drizzling and tossing

10 minutes prep,

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 large shallot, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, grated

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

300g mixed tomatoes, smaller ones halved and larger ones sliced

½ cucumber, roughly chopped

1 avocado, chopped into 2cm cubes

150g feta, chopped into 2 cm cubes

Bunch of fresh mint, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve

400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp za’atar

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Place the shallot in a salad bowl with the garlic and balsamic vinegar and stir to combine.

Add the tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, feta and chickpeas, then drizzle over the olive oil. Season with a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and toss to combine. Served topped with the za’atar and a little more mint.

Green Kitchen: Quick & Slow by David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl (Hardie Grant, £27) Photography ©David Frenkiel
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