Dinner Salad with Chickpeas

If you like hearty salads that incorporate healthy protein, you’ll love this balsamic-dressed salad with chickpeas. This chef not only shows how to make the salad beautiful, she also shows how to julienne some of the vegetables and how to retain their healthy properties. The flaxseed adds fiber and the chickpeas add protein boost. Top it off with your own balsamic dressing and you’ve got a winner!

The chickpeas and oil in this salad make it a suitable dinner entree, but if I’m afraid my guests will still be hungry, I keep a fresh baguette on hand to serve on the side. Your meat-eating friends will be happy to see the protein, and the beauty of the salad will delight your veggie-loving friends. (She shows adding chicken to the salad…you can skip that and just enjoy the veggies and chickpeas if you’d like!)