Chickpea Tuna Salad

Chickpea Tuna Salad

This chickpea tuna salad with capers, feta and cucumber makes for the perfect lunch to pack for work or school! Thanks to protein + fiber-rich chickpeas and protein-rich tuna, this salad is plenty filling enough to be a whole meal on its own.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon nonpareil capers, rinsed and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed
  • 1 (6.7 ounce) jar oil-packed tuna, drained
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup thinly sliced English cucumber
  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 cups baby spinach

Instructions:

  1. Step 1 Stir lemon juice, capers, shallot, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. Step 2 Meanwhile, toss chickpeas, tuna, tomatoes, cucumber, feta and dill together in a large bowl.
  3. Step 3 Whisk oil into the lemon juice mixture until fully incorporated. Spoon about 5 tablespoons of the dressing into the chickpea mixture; toss to coat.
  4. Step 4 Add spinach to the remaining dressing in the large bowl; toss to coat. Divide the spinach evenly among 4 plates; top each plate with 1 1/4 cups chickpea mixture. Serve immediately.