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Chickpea Salad
4.4 from 33 votes

Chickpea Salad

A super fresh, quick and easy to prepare salad that makes the perfect healthy lunch entree, or a dinner side dish.

Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas rinsed and drained well
  • 2 cups chopped English cucumber (about 2/3 of 1 medium)
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped Roma tomato about 2
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 3 Tbsp chopped parsley fresh
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice fresh
  • 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • salt freshly ground
  • black pepper freshly ground

Instructions

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  1. Add chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and parsley to a bowl.
  2. Measure out olive oil into a liquid measuring cup, pour in lemon juice, garlic, Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Pour dressing over mixture in bowl. Toss to evenly coat, season with more salt to taste if needed. Salad will taste good for a few days but texturally it's best eaten within a few hours.

Notes

  • You could also add one of these options:
  • Garden cucumbers can be substituted just peel first.
  • Grape tomatoes will work in place of Roma tomatoes (use 1.5 cups).
  • Red wine or white wine vinegar can be substituted for lemon juice.
  • 1/3 cup feta
  • 1 (5 oz) can tuna in water, well drained
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 3/4 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1/4 cup sliced Kalamata or black olives