10 Terrific Chickpea Salad Recipes
Chickpeas are a wonderful salad ingredient! These simple chickpea salad recipes give you many ways to try them. Many are full of Mediterranean flavors.
There’s a nice variety here, too. Some are warm salads. One is a mason jar salad. All of these great recipes are made from quality ingredients. Some include their own homemade salad dressing recipes.
You can use canned chickpeas in any bean salad, and they’ll be as tasty and good for you as fresh. And be sure to take a look at our other salad recipes, too.
Are Chickpeas Good For You?
Chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans, are full of plant-based protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These legumes have a wonderful texture and nutty flavor, and can be a great addition to almost any salad.
They’re moderate in calories and fat, but it’s all good in terms of nutrition. Chickpeas pack essential nutrients like manganese, folate, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, iron, zinc, and potassium.
There are many studies indicating chickpeas may do great things for your body, like stabilizing blood sugar and lowering LDL cholesterol. Whether or not these prove true, chickpeas are without a doubt a healthier alternative to a lot of ingredients.
Chickpea Salad Recipes to Try
This light, salad is great for summer. In just fifteen minutes, you can make this an amazing lunch that goes wonderfully with grilled chicken, tuna, shrimp or any other protein of your choice.
If you've tried a warm salad before and didn't like it, you should still try a warm baked salad. It retains so much of the crispness of the ingredients.
This one features cabbage, carrots and chickpeas, and it's vegan. Easy to make, with a basil and scallions dressing that's sweetened with maple syrup.
This salad is made with roasted cauliflower, chickpeas roasted in za’atar seasoning, and a creamy tahini dressing/ This gives you so much Mediterranean flavor in one little salad. You can serve it hot or cold.
If you've never had za'atar, it's amazing. Bright, fresh savory flavors.
This salad has only five ingredients: carrots, chickpeas, raisins, cilantro, and almonds. And of course the citrus ginger vinaigrette dressing you toss them in. You can even make a big batch and keep serving it all week long.
Mediterranean Balela Salad is a bright and healthy chickpea salad made with tons of fresh flavors like parsley, onion, tomato, garlic, and fresh lemon juice. It makes a wonderful, light side dish or a tasty vegetarian meal alongside hummus and pita bread.
After eating this kale Caesar salad with tempeh and chickpea croutons, your body will thank you. This meal is so packed with nutrients and flavor, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better!
This is a mason jar salad. That means all the ingredients for the salad or pack down into a mason jar, which you can take to work or school for lunch. Even the dressing goes at the bottom where it stays until you pour the whole salad onto a plate.
The salad is totally vegan and plant-based. It's got a barbecue sauce that's made with tahini – so good! Roasted chickpeas, give it extra special flavor.
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