chickpea salad

Recipe by
Beth Pierce
Ofallon, MO

This delicious chickpea salad combines cucumbers, kalamata olives, tomatoes, red onions, and feta cheese in a light lemon vinaigrette. It comes together in less than ten minutes and is packed with nature’s healthy goodness.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For chickpea salad

  • LEMON VINAIGRETTE
  • 2 Tbsp
    fresh lemon juice
  • 3 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 clove
    garlic minced
  • 1/8 tsp
    red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    freshly ground black pepper
  • CHICKPEA SALAD
  • (1) 15 oz
    can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
  • 1/2
    english cucumber chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 c
    grape or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1/2
    orange or red bell pepper diced
  • 2/3 c
    kalamata olives
  • 1/4 c
    chopped red onion
  • 2/3 c
    crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 c
    fresh chopped parsley
  • salt and black pepper to taste

How To Make chickpea salad

  • 1
    In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
  • 2
    In a large serving bowl, combine garbanzo beans (chickpeas), cucumber, grape tomatoes, bell pepper, kalamata olives, red onions, and feta cheese. Drizzle with the lemon vinaigrette, sprinkle with parsley, and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
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