Recipe: Mediterranean Salad

Mediterranean Lunch Meal Prep

Prep on a Sunday to have your lunches ready for the week!

1. Gather the ingredients.

You will need:

• 1 batch of Roasted Spiced Chickpeas (see recipe below)

• 1 cucumber

• 1 container of cherry or grape tomatoes

• 1-2 avocadoes

• 1 container of pitted olives

• 1 cup dry quinoa (to make 3 cups cooked)

• 1 bag of lettuce

• 1 container of hummus

• 1 container of crumbled feta cheese

• Balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Optional:

• Store bought or homemade Tabbouleh (a mixture of parsley, tomatoes, mint, onion and bulgur)

• Grilled chicken breasts if extra protein is desired

• Pita bread

2. Make the Roasted Spiced Chickpeas.

• Roasted Spiced Chickpeas

• 2 – 15 oz cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

• 1-2 Tbsp olive oil

• ½-1 tsp garlic powder

• ½ tsp paprika

• ½-1 tsp cumin

• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (or more if you like them very spicy)

• Salt & pepper to taste