Chickpea Salad (Easy Side Dish or Main Dish)

If you are looking for a wonderful, fresh and filling salad to accompany your next dinner or serve as a main dish…try a Chickpea Salad!

Chickpea Salad (Easy Side Dish or Main Dish) 

Chickpeas, garden fresh vegetables, herbs and spices tossed in a light olive oil citrus dressing  – a filling, guilt-free salad that will keep you satisfied for hours. Serve as a side dish with grilled chicken, fish, burgers, steaks and more. Or top the salad with your favorite protein for a meal. Easy. Simple. Delicious. 

Today’s share is a tried and true favorite go-to salad from Skinnytaste. This chickpea salad is super versatile – you can add feta, olives, avocado, your favorite vegetables, dressings, seasonings and more.

What You Need to Make a Chickpea Salad

chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, red onion, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, kosher salt and pepper

I love to add a few dashes of Tajin to this salad, a unique blend of mild chili peppers, lime and sea salt.

* Please Note – I have no affiliation with Tajin, I’m just a super fan of this delicious seasoning!

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PLEASE NOTE:  I have no affiliation with Skinnytaste or Tajin,  I am just a fan. When I share a tried and true recipe, I always credit the source and often will send you to the site for the directions. All you need to do is click on “Print Recipe” below and it will take you to the full recipe. One extra step for an awesome recipe, that’s it! It’s important to me to share the love and send you to the original source.

CHICKPEA SALAD

Recipe from Skinnytaste

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Ingredients

• 15 ounce can chickpeas (drained, rinsed)
• 2 1/2 cups cucumber
• 1 cup tomatoes, diced seeded
• 1/4 diced red onion
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
• 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Please head to Skinnytaste to print the recipe and read the rave 5-star reviews!

Tips

This recipe is super easy to adapt. Add your favorite vegetables, avocado, olives, feta and more. Fresh is best, but in a pinch I will use dried herbs from the pantry. I like to add a few dashes of Tajin seasoning.

Add your own dressing to the salad, Greek, Italian, just omit the olive oil and lemon juice in the recipe  – this is a great base salad to experiment with.

This salad is excellent served as a side dish with grilled chicken, fish, burgers, steaks and more. Or serve your favorite protein on top.

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