🥗 Vegetable Salad with Chickpeas and Tuna (High in Protein)

🥗 Recipe:Salad with Chickpeas and Tuna 

📋 Ingredients:

• 🫘 1 cup cooked chickpeas (a great plant-based protein source)

• 🐟 1 can tuna in water (150g), drained

• 🥒 1 cucumber, diced

• 🍅 1 large tomato, chopped

• 🌶️ 1 red bell pepper, chopped

• 🧅 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

• 🌿 A handful of fresh parsley, chopped

• 🫒 2 tbsp olive oil

• 🍋 Juice of half a lemon

• 🧂 Pinch of salt and black pepper, to taste

🥄 Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, tuna, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, and onion.

2. Add the chopped parsley 🌿.

3. In a small cup, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper 🫙.

4. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix everything well 🍽️.

5. Serve chilled ❄️. Optionally, garnish with avocado slices 🥑 or a boiled egg 🥚 for extra protein.

⚡ Nutritional Benefits:

• 💪 Chickpeas and tuna are excellent sources of protein.

• 🥦 Fresh vegetables provide fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

• ❤️ Olive oil is a heart-healthy fat.