Easy Chickpea Salad

You may have noticed that I like to make a lot of big salads. Like…

This Summer Corn and Bean Salad with Fresh Herbs

or this California Tabbouleh

or (my fave) The Best Red Cabbage Salad

The reason being that I can eat it throughout the week, adding different things to make it different every day. They’re easy to pack in lunches, and most of them have a nice level of plant-based protein to keep you full until dinner. 

This chickpea salad is easily customizable by adding different veggies, cheese, or greens. It can hang in for fridge for a few days, and because these chickpeas are dried and cooked (not from a can) they keep their great texture. 

If you’ve always used chickpeas from a can then this will be a good learning moment for you. See the notes below for how I cook mine. 

Have fun!


Easy Chickpea Salad

Easy Chickpea Salad

Easy Chickpea Salad

Easy Chickpea Salad

Easy Chickpea Salad

 

Easy Chickpea Salad
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Total Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr
Ingredients
  1. 4-5 cups cooked chickpeas (see below)
  2. 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  3. 1 Tbsp chopped rosemary
  4. 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or grated on a microplane
  5. 1 tsp kosher salt
  6. 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  7. pinch of cayenne
  8. 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  9. 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  10. 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  11. 1/3 cup chopped parsley
Instructions
  1. Cook chickpeas, and while cooking prepare the dressing.
  2. Combine everything but parsley in a big bowl.
  3. Drain chickpeas and add to dressing while still warm. Combine gently.
  4. Let cool to room temperature and add parsley.
  5. Combine gently, and store in airtight container in the fridge.
To cook chickpeas
  1. In a big pot, add chickpeas and cover generously with water (at least 2 inches of water above the top of chickpeas).
  2. Bring to a boil. Cover and let simmer approximately 1 hour. ( I have had some chickpeas take longer though). They should be soft but still have a little bite, and have doubled in size, and their skins should not be falling off.
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