Easy Chickpea Salad
- PREP 15min
- TOTAL 15min
This chickpea salad recipe is fresh, fast, and so satisfying. We love to eat it straight from the bowl, but it’s also perfect piled onto salad greens. Lemon and dill are our favorite combo, but you can absolutely swap in whatever fresh herbs you have (basil, parsley, or even mint all work really well).
This salad is hearty enough to stand on its own, but if you want to make it a meal, we love adding some extra protein. Juicy lemon baked chicken breasts, lemon dill salmon, or salmon patties are all delicious on top.
You Will Need
¼ cup fresh lemon juice, 1 to 2 lemons (60 ml)
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil (60 ml)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon honey or maple syrup, or more to taste
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed, or 3 cups cooked chickpeas (500 g)
1 medium thin-skinned cucumber, like hot house or Persian, chopped
6 small tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh dill or mint
2 ounces feta cheese (55 g)
Directions
1Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper until well blended. Taste and adjust with more lemon or sweetener (we keep it on the tangier side).
2Make the salad: Add the drained and rinsed chickpeas to the bowl with the dressing. Add the chopped cucumber, tomatoes, and dill. Crumble the feta over the salad, then toss well. Taste for seasoning and adjust with more salt and/or pepper as needed.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Chickpea salad can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. However, as the salad sits, the cucumbers and tomatoes will release their juices, making the dressing more flavorful, but they will also soften. If you want the freshest salad (say, for entertaining), you can make it without the tomatoes and cucumber, then add them right before serving.
- Vegan chickpea salad: Leave out the feta cheese and substitute maple syrup for the honey in the dressing.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.