Chickpea and Cucumber Salad with Dried Cherries and Cheese

Hey Guys! It's a super busy week for me. Classes start at the Community College Monday, and I'm in full fledge prep mode. I'm teaching five classes, two of which I didn't teach last semester, so I have my work cut out for me, but I love it. After three years of trying to find the right job for me after blogging, I've concluded, I need to teach. Unfortunately, I only have a one-year contract, so fingers crossed I can turn this into a more permanent gig.

Anyway, I'm swamped, and I haven't done much in the kitchen lately, so I decided to share an old recipe that has been, surprisingly, requested by a few people in the last few weeks. Honestly, I forgot about this one, so I'm glad they reminded me about it!

The following was originally posted in February 2019... 

I’ve recently discovered the amazing combination of cheese and dried cherries. I know, it sounds weird, but seriously… good!

The other day I smeared some Laughing Cow Light Swiss on Cucumber slices and then topped with a cherry. It was a fun, sweet twist on standard cheese and crackers. Well, cheese and cucumbers, my “cracker” replacement.

I liked the combination so much I decided to turn it into a lunch salad. It was delicious!

Chickpea and Cucumber Salad with Dried Cherries and Cheese

Roni Noone

Cucumbers, Chickpeas, Cheese, and Cherries make the perfect combination of textures and flavors in this simple salad. 

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Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Any

Cuisine Any

Servings 3 cups

Calories 270 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• Here’s what I did…
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• pinch of kosher salt and pepper
• ¼ cup dried cherries 40g
• 1 cucumber cut in chunks
• 1 can of chickpeas drained and rinsed
• 2 Mini Babybel Sharp Original cut into small chunks

Instructions

 

• Add the vinegars, oil, parsley, salt, pepper, and cherries in a large bowl. Whisk everything together.
  1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 2 teaspoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon dried parsley, pinch of kosher salt and pepper, ¼ cup dried cherries, 2 Mini Babybel Sharp Original cut into small chunks
• Add the cucumber, chickpeas, and cheese. Toss to coat everything.
  1 cucumber cut in chunks, 1 can of chickpeas drained and rinsed
• Eat!

Notes

• Of course, you could use any cheese you like but the sharp is what goes great with the cherries. When I originally posted this recipe I was working with Laughing Cow, hence the name brand product placement. 
• Sometimes I like to cut the cherries in half. They can be quite large!
• This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for a potluck!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 270kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 11gFat: 9gFiber: 8gSugar: 17g

Keyword cheese, cherries, Chickpea, Cucumber, salad

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