Summer Chickpea Blueberry Salad

Ingredients

For the Tahini Maple Dressing – Servings: 1-2

  • 4 tbsp tahini (60 g)
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp as water, plus more as needed
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste

For the Chickpea Salad – Per salad

  • 2 cups Mixed salad greens, or baby spinach
  • 1 cups very finely sliced red cabbage
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tbsp hemp seeds
  • 15 oz (1/2 cup) canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
  • Garnish with thin sliced red pepper

Instructions

  1. To make the tahini dressing, whisk all the ingredients together until smooth. Start with 3 tbsp water and slowly add more as needed until it’s thick and creamy but pourable.
  2. To make as individual portions, start with a bed of 2 cups of greens in each bowl. Top with equal amounts of the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Top each with a generous drizzle of the tahini dressing.
  4. Serve and enjoy!