corn & chickpea fiesta salad with cilantro-lime vinaigrette

http://www.ateaspoonofhappiness.com/corn-chickpea-fiesta-salad-with-cilantro-lime-vinaigrette/

Made this with orange pepper, no tomatoes, only a tiny bit of onion, and deseeded regular cucumber. Oh and a little red wine vinegar in the dressing. Its quite good. Needs some chicken or something with it though.

Also, the dressing is amazing on regular salad.

corn & chickpea fiesta salad with cilantro-lime vinaigrette

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups corn (fresh, frozen, canned....whatever you prefer, but if you're using canned corn make sure to drain and rinse it)

2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed

3 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered (about a 1 pound container)

1 green pepper, diced

1 small red onion, finely diced

1 English cucumber, chopped

Dressing:

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

4 tbsp lime juice

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Combine all of the salad ingredients in a big bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and stir until everything is mixed well.
2. Refrigerate until serving or at least for a half an hour to let the flavors blend.