Balela Salad - The Whole30® Program

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked chickpeas (2 cans) (drained and rinsed)
• 1 medium red bell pepper (diced)
• 1 medium yellow bell pepper (diced)
• 2 Persian cucumbers (diced)
• 1 medium red onion (finely diced)
• 1/2 cup fresh mint (chopped)
• 1/2 cup Italian parsley (chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (finely minced or grated)
• 2 tsp chopped preserved lemon, or the zest of one lemon
• 2 tsp sumac
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1/23 tsp Aleppo chili flakes, or paprika
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice