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Chickpea Cod Salad
Recipe

Name: Chickpea Cod Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 10 ounces cod; 1 cup chickpeas; 1 onion(s); 3 cloves garlic; 2 egg(s); 5 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 spring onion(s); to taste fresh cracked pepper; to taste salt; 3 egg(s)

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Chickpea Cod Salad is a delicious and easy high-protein salad recipe. A handful of ingredients will beat your hunger in 20 minutes!

Cooking Time

Total Time

30 min

Preparation Time

10 min

Cooking Time

20 min

Ingredients

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Serves:

10 ouncescod

1 cupchickpeas

1onion(s)

3 clovesgarlic

2egg(s)

5 tablespoonsolive oil

2 tablespoonsred wine vinegar

1spring onion(s)

to tastefresh cracked pepper

to tastesalt

3egg(s)

Servings & Nutrition

Servings

Serving Size

1 handful

Calories

607

Protein

38.8 g

Fat

31.2 g

Carbohydrates

45.5 g

Saturated Fat

4.8 g

Cholesterol

161 mg

Fiber

12.6 g

Sodium

134 mg

Sugar

9.1 g

Please note that I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information is provided for reference only.

Ingredients

10 ounces cod
250 grams
1 cup chickpeas
250 grams
1 onion(s)
3 cloves garlic
2 egg(s)
hard boiled
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 spring onion(s)
to taste fresh cracked pepper
to taste salt
3 egg(s)
for poaching (optional)

Chickpea Cod Salad is a delicious and easy high-protein salad recipe. A handful of ingredients will beat your hunger in 30 minutes!

This Chickpea Cod salad has another name which is Meia Desfeita. This dish is typically served in Lisbon restaurants in Portugal. But, you can also make this simple and satisfying dish at home.

You can transform this Chickpea Cod Salad into a number of different meals. For example, if you use only cod which is bacalhau in Portuguese, you can call it Meia Desfeita de Bacalhau, but if you add chickpeas, you will get Meia Desfeita de Bacalhau com Grão. 🙂

Cod has a very nice and unique texture, you can buy it fresh, salty, frozen – any type.

This fish is simply perfect for creating various dishes. Baked, fried, roasted, grilled, boiled, sous vide cod… it is mouthwatering!

For this recipe, I will use two pieces of cod around 10 ounces in total (250 grams). This dish is very economical because you don’t need to choose the best – grab any and get cooking!

What kind of dressing do I need?

You don’t need any specific spices or dressing. White wine, red wine vinegar and high quality olive oil are all you need to perfectly season the salad.

How many servings are in this chickpea cod salad?

You can serve this salad to up to 3 people. You will only need to add an extra egg.

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Recipe steps

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Step 1. Prepare ingredients 10 min

Prepare cod fish, two eggs, onion and garlic. Boil two eggs.

Step 2. Cook codfish 13 min

Place the cod in a saucepan, cover with water, heat and leave to blanch. Drain and remove the skin and bones.

Step 3. Prepare sauce 3 min

Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Chop two hard-boiled eggs. Mix together in a bowl the onion, garlic, green onion, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir to make a sauce consistency.

Step 4. Fry chickpea 2 min

Fry chickpea in a pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Step 5. Gather salad 2 min

Place the cod into a salad bowl, add chickpea, and pour over the freshly made sauce. Mix well, garnish with toasts, one poached egg and sliced spring onion.

Step 6. Serve

Your Chickpea Cod Salad is ready. Enjoy!

Chickpea Cod Salad is a delicious and easy high-protein salad recipe. A handful of ingredients will beat your hunger in 30 minutes!

Chickpea Cod Salad with two crackers and one egg

This Chickpea Cod salad has another name which is Meia Desfeita. This dish is typically served in Lisbon restaurants in Portugal. But, you can also make this simple and satisfying dish at home.

Cod has a very nice and unique texture, you can buy it fresh, salty, frozen – any type.

This fish is simply perfect for creating various dishes. Baked, fried, roasted, grilled, boiled, sous vide cod… it is mouthwatering!

For this recipe, I will use two pieces of cod around 10 ounces in total (250 grams). This dish is very economical because you don’t need to choose the best – grab any and get cooking!

What kind of dressing do I need?

You don’t need any specific spices or dressing. White wine, red wine vinegar and high quality olive oil are all you need to perfectly season the salad.

How many servings are in this chickpea cod salad?

You can serve this salad to up to 3 people. You will only need to add an extra egg.

Can I substitute the ingredients in this recipe?

Yes. You can substitute the olive oil with avocado oil or sunflower oil, but be prepared for the flavor change.

In case you don’t have any vinegar at home, you can substitute it with lemon juice.

Also, for this particular chickpea cod salad, red wine vinegar can be substituted with white wine vinegar.

Can I make this recipe part of a menu?

Traditionally, this salad is served with sliced hard-boiled eggs, but I really enjoy serving it with a poached egg and sliced green onion.

This step is optional and if you want to try it, you need to make poached eggs separately.

Or, you can read more about poaching eggs here.

Recipe tips & tricks

This Portuguese Chickpea Cod salad is the perfect lunch recipe – flavorful and easy to make!

How long can I store this recipe leftovers?

Usually, you can safely store leftovers in an airtight container up to 2 days.

Which drinks would you pair it with?

This salad pairs well with Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé. If you want to try some Portuguese gems, you can pair this salad with Vinho Verde, Alvarinho, Douro White or Encruzado wine.