Middle Eastern Fattoush Salad - The Scramble

Ingredients

• 2 cups green beans (ends trimmed)
• 1 head Boston or other wide leaf lettuce (torn into bite-sized pieces)
• 1 cucumber (peeled if desired, quartered, and chopped about 2 cups)
• 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes (halved)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint and/or parsley (chopped)
• 15 oz. canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans) (drained and rinsed, or use 1 1/2 cups home-cooked chickpeas for every 15 oz. can)
• 4 oz. crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 lemon (juice only, about 2 Tbsp.)
• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar (preferably one that’s a touch sweet)
• 2 cups pita chips (coarsely broken, store-bought or homemade, use wheat/gluten-free, if needed)