Warm Chorizo and Chickpea Salad

Many people might think that if you are trying to eat healthily, Chorizo should be off the menu, but as we all know a little bit of what you fancy does you good. And that is certainly Be Strong’s mantra! By bulking out the dish with lower calorie ingredients, it still packs all the flavour but reduces the calories. The warm chorizo will ooze flavour all over the other ingredients to make this a really tasty dish you can impress your friends with.

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Warm Chorizo and Chickpea Salad


  • Author: Rachel Wilcock
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Description

This full of flavour salad will be a hit with friends at a weekend lunch!


Ingredients

Scale

280g pack cooking chorizo, sliced

1 large red onion, finely sliced

2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into strips

400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

12 semi-dried tomatoes

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

100g bag rocket, to serve


Instructions

In a large frying pan, dry-fry the chorizo until golden for about 10 min
Use a slotted spoon to scoop it from the pan and set aside
Add the onion and peppers to the pan and soften in the chorizo fat for 10 mins
Stir in the chickpeas and tomatoes, warming through
Pour in the red wine vinegar and season
Serve in bowls with handfuls of rocket on top

  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 20

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 354