After I published my morning blog post, I drove to work to teach TRX. Shout out to Lindsay for posting a TRX vide on Instagram yesterday! I try to cycle through various TRX exercises in my class so class regulars don’t get bored, but I totally forgot about the squat reach with a row until she posted the video yesterday. I made sure to incorporate it into today’s workout, so thank you, Lindsay!
While I was teaching today, one of the class participants asked me if I had a ring tied to my shoe for good luck. (Do people do that?)
Confused, I looked down and realized that I forgot to put the ring I double-knotted to my shoe before this morning’s workout back on my finger when I was done.
Do you guys wear rings when you work out? I will typically wear my wedding ring because it’s comfortable and I’m so used to it, but I often take off the ring I wear on my right hand. I forgot to remove it at home before the gym this morning, so I tied it tightly to my shoe since I didn’t bring a bag with me and didn’t trust it in my jacket pocket. Whatever works!
Lunch
Once lunchtime rolled around, I inhaled the chickpea salad I prepped (and photographed) yesterday in the break room before I had to head out to a Taste of Ocala meeting where I ordered a fabulous cappuccino.
But let’s back up and talk about the chickpea salad because it was way too good not to share.
Chickpea Salad
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Chickpea Salad
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Category: lunch, recipes
- Cuisine: lunch
Description
Colorful, fresh, delicious and nutritious! It’s super easy to throw together in a flash!
Ingredients
- 1 15-ounce can reduced-sodium chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 large cucumber, chopped
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 orange bell pepper, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 3 teaspoons freshly chopped dill
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine chickpeas through celery
- Mix together olive oil, lemon, honey, dill
- Pour olive oil dressing over chickpea mixture and toss to coat
- Add salt and pepper and stir
- Enjoy immediately or store in the fridge until ready to eat
Notes
I think this salad would also taste delicious with salmon or pulled chicken. Yum!
I think this salad would also taste delicious with salmon or pulled chicken. Yum!
Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!!!
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This salad looks delicious, and it looks so easy too! Thanks for the recipe!
This salad looks delicious, and it looks so easy too! Thanks for the recipe!
I know this is a weird question. And I find it weird that I’m even asking it BUT….. what do chickpeas taste like???? I’ve never had them nor hummus. :O
Kind of like canellinni beans if you’ve had those…they’re very neutral and plain and will take whatever flavor you put in them. They’re packed full of protein!
They are pretty bland and seem to take on whatever flavors are around them.
The salad looks awesome! I can’t wear my rings when I am working out, it just feels weird to me!
Looks way delicious! Always love the combination of white red and green together.
Oh yea, I don’t wear any rings when I workout, or any jewelry for that matter. Granted I don’t have a wedding band or engagement ring so I’m not sure what I’d do with that!
Yum, looks delicious!
YUM! Adding that salad to my weekly food prep list. Thanks Julie!
I always tie my apartment key to my shoe laces when I go for an outdoor run 🙂
I hate leaving the door unlocked and usually don’t have pockets in my workout gear. Works like a charm
I do that too!
That’s such a good idea!
That salad sounds delightful!
Chickpeas in salad…the best thing ever! They just make it so much more substantial! Best bean by a mile!
That salad looks delish! I used to tie my car key to my shoes when I would run outside, whatever works is right!
My husband did that too until he realized he was locked out of the house when he left his running shoes inside the house (as he was coming back from work). He did it twice too!
YUM! looks delicious. Too bad I already ate lunch today. Def making to bring to work tomorrow.
Avocado would be yummy in that salad as well! Seems like a great meal for a warm day!
Yes!! Avocado would be amazing in it!
That salad looks so good! I can’t wait to try it! I can’t wear any jewelry when I work out; it just feels weird. However, if I’m going for a run after work and have nowhere safe to put my engagement ring, I’ll wear it. But the whole time I’m glancing at my finger or touching it to make sure it’s still there!
I’m going to have to try that squat reach and row move tomorrow! TRX is definitely my favorite fitness equipment as of right now. I love how it can make bodyweight exercises a little (or a lot) more challenging!
The chickpea salad looks SO delicious and refreshing, and it’s really making me crave springtime weather. Gahhh.
Yum!! That salad looks delicious – I have all those ingredients on hand so I should go make it!! I bet it would be good with toasted pita bread, mmm.
I also keep the rings on my left hand (they’re not wedding rings, btw) and take of the one on my right hand. Something about wearing it while I workout just feels weird!
That salad looks delish! It would be great to make in bulk for a potluck, too, I bet!
That salad looks and sounds delicious! I don’t wear any jewellery when I work out in case it may tarnish.
Yum! I make a variation of this salad quite often with feta cheese. Adds a nice salty, creamy pop!
I will definitely try that!
mhmm, i love chickpea salads. I typically take off my ring when I exercise because it makes it hard to grip weights.
i cannot wear any jewelry when i work out. the minute i get home i have to strip everything off; work clothes, makeup, jewelry, hair goes up, face gets washed. i’d probably injure myself by hitting myself in the face with my ring hand.
Same here! I am a clutz and if I left my wedding rings on, I would probably find a way to hurt myself with them. Or jam my fingers and not be able to get my rings on. So yes they come off before working out!
This looks great! I always tie my house key to my show lace if I am going for a run!
This salad looks wonderfully delicious!
I don’t wear any jewelry when I exercise. I can barely stand my hair in a ponytail while I exercise, so working out with earrings or a bracelet or rings would be too much. And, I would worry that I would lose them!
That salad looks amazing!!!!!
I’m the total opposite. I can’t stand having my hair down! It gets so sweaty!
Oh, I totally said that the wrong way! I absolutely cannot wear my hair down or even in a pony while exercising. It’s got to be up in a tight bun so it won’t fall out mid-burpee! So sorry!
This salad looks awesome! How many servings do you think the recipe makes? I want to make it for lunch club at work next week!
Hopefully you will answer my question. What do you think about instant oatmeal? Is it healthy or not. Thank you
I’m not Julie, but I think instant oatmeal is healthy as long as it’s not the flavored kind. They tend to have a bloated ingredient list and unnecessary added sugar, in my opinion.
I personally don’t buy the packet instant oatmeal because I can get more for my money with the container of quick oats and just add my flavors; i.e. walnuts, blueberries, almond butter etc.
thank you for the reply. i was buying the instant oatmeal packet apple and cinnamon but for some odd reason every time i ate the oatmeal i felt like is too processed
I’m not typically a salad person, but this might be worth a try!
Chickpeas are my go to snack/lunch on the go idea. So tasty. I don’t tie rings on my shoes but do tie house/car keys while running 🙂
Yum! I’ve been looking for a good chickpea salad recipe for easy packed lunches. This is perfect!
Also I have serious foam envy over that cappuccino. 🙂
Julie , have you ever thought to only blog when you have something to say? Every am same bfast fb some 89654 rep workout. Seriously the only thing you could blog was tying a ring to your shoe? People do things like this daily wo a thought. You photgraphed it and wrote about it.
She also had 26 people comment on it, including you 🙂
I see myself making a big batch of this and having it as a side dish with dinners throughout the week!
oh fun! love teaching TRX! boy do i wish we lived closer. we’d have too much fun, yes?
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Chickpea salad is amazing. Looks so refreshing!
Simple and healthy! Yummy and perfect for dinner!! Thanks for sharing!
I could easily eat chickpeas every day. In fact, I’m making Heather’s chickpea burgers ( http://www.fitmamarealfood.com/my-favorite-chickpea-veggie-burger-recipe/) tonight for dinner (no meat so i’m sure travis will complain but i don’t care).
That salad looks tasty and I look forward to trying it out this spring. I never wear jewelry to the gym and almost always take off my wedding rings when i clean house or do dishes. My mom had her wedding band fall down the drain when she was young. The plumber was able to retrieve the ring but her experience has served as a cautionary tale.
They taste like a cross between peas and beans 🙂
Oh yum!!! I wonder if you added a little more chickpeas to it, and blended it all together if it would make a good hummus?? Hmmm I might have to ttry this out 🙂
looks delicious! fresh + healthy, perfect for a quick lunch!
This would be AMAZING with rotisserie chicken pieces mixed in. I bet if all the ingredients are really cold its incredibly refreshing! Yum.
Yum, this salad looks so fresh and delicious! Definitely making a big batch of this next week!
Hi sweetie… I was wondering how many servings this recipe yields? It sounds delicious and refreshing!!
How many portions did the entire recipe make? Thanks! xxx
I love chickpeas so this is great! Another recipe and a new way to prepare them. Pink sneakers are cute!