Vegetarian Chopped Salad with Chickpeas and Egg

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Today I am sharing a lunch favorite of mine: Vegetarian Chopped Salad.

I am not Vegetarian, but I do eat meatless meals from time to time.  We try to buy the best quality organic meats we can afford.  But working in some meatless meals is a great way to mix things up, plus make the best use of our grocery dollars.

This salad includes eggs, chickpeas and goat cheese to amp up the protein content.  And it is topped with my all-time favorite salad dressing – my homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

I also do Weight Watchers online, so I am always on the lookout for low point meals that are tasty and filling.  At 8 PointsPlus per serving on Weight Watchers, it is a great points bargain in my opinion.

Vegetarian Chopped Salad Recipe

I did not measure out the veggies since veggies are “free” (i.e. zero PointsPlus) on Weight Watchers.  But the measurements below are pretty close.

I did carefully measure out the chickpeas (2pp), dressing (1pp) and goat cheese (3pp).  Eggs (2pp) – well that was easy since I used one whole hard-boiled egg.

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Vegetarian Chopped Salad with Chickpeas and Egg

This vegetarian chopped salad is simple, filling and delicious. 

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword vegetarian chopped salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 1 serving

Calories 336 kcal

Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

• 3 cups mixed baby greens
• 1/3 cup diced cucumber
• 1/3 cup diced fresh tomatoes
• 1/3 cup diced fresh mushrooms
• 1 ounce goat cheese 28 grams
• 1 hardboiled egg
• 1/2 cup chickpeas/ garbanzo beans
• 1 serving of my homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Instructions

1. Pile the greens on a plate.
2. Line up each ingredient in a row.
3. Top with my homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Recipe Notes

8 PointsPlus on Weight Watchers per serving.

Nutrition Facts

Vegetarian Chopped Salad with Chickpeas and Egg

Amount Per Serving

Calories 336 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21g 32%

Saturated Fat 7g 35%

Cholesterol 199mg 66%

Sodium 430mg 18%

Potassium 667mg 19%

Total Carbohydrates 19g 6%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 3g

Protein 18g 36%

Vitamin A 46.6%

Vitamin C 43.7%

Calcium 10.9%

Iron 16.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Side note – I am loving all of my new photography technology!  These images were shot with my Nikon D3100 DSLR camera.  But what I think makes the difference is the prime lens I just bought – Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR FX Lens.  I swear it makes everything look so pretty!  No wonder people call this lens the “nifty fifty.”

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