Chickpea Salad: a hearty, nutritious salad to make this summer
With its Mediterranean-inspired flavors, chickpea salad is a welcome addition to picnics, barbecues, and cookouts. Loaded with healthy delicious ingredients like cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, ripe avocado, and of course, chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), tossed in a zesty lemon garlic dressing make this easy-to-make chickpea salad a winner for any occasion – weeknight dinners included. Serve your homemade chickpea salad with roasted meats, chicken, grilled veggies, kebabs, or pan-roasted fish.
Tips
Use as much or as little salad dressing as you like.
No red onions? Use shallots instead.
Red wine vinegar is a tasty substitute for lemon juice.
Instead of feta cheese, try goat cheese or fried halloumi.
How to Store Chickpea Salad
Cover and store your chickpea salad in the fridge for up to 2 days.
How to Make Chickpea Salad
Pour the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper into a small bowl.
Pour the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper into a small bowl.
Mix to combine.
Mix to combine.
In a large salad bowl, add the cucumber and red onion.
In a large salad bowl, add the cucumber and red onion.
Stir in the tomatoes.
Stir in the tomatoes.
Add the cucumber.
Add the cucumber.
Mix in the feta cheese.
Mix in the feta cheese.
Add in the chickpeas.
Add in the chickpeas.
Pour the dressing over the salad, then toss well to combine.
Pour the dressing over the salad, then toss well to combine.
Add cilantro.
Add cilantro.
Mix, serve and enjoy!
Mix, serve and enjoy!
