Chickpea Pesto & Feta Salad

This is a super-simple recipe for Chickpea Pesto and Feta Salad — chickpeas tossed in delicious basil pesto with crumbled feta, red onions and toasted pine nuts.

I have a weakness for chickpea salads! They absorb the flavors of their ingredients so intensely and are so filling. Also, versatile — you could eat this as a tasty side dish, or as lunch on the go either on toast or in a wrap or a lettuce cup.

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Chickpea Pesto & Feta Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cans chickpeas rinsed and drained
• ¼ cup basil pesto – store-bought or homemade*
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• ½ red onion diced
• 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts optional
• Kosher salt to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Mix the chickpeas with the basil pesto in a mixing bowl.
2. Stir in the feta cheese, red onion and toasted pine nuts. Top with more feta and pine nuts, if desired.
3. Add Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving to let the flavors blend.

Recipe Notes

This can be made up to a day ahead.

If you want to make your own basil pesto, below is a quick recipe I’ve tried and liked.