Chickpea Salad

I posted this Chickpea Salad years ago, and it's become a family favorite. The parsley, mint and cucumber make it so refreshing, and since there's so little oil it's very light. Served with a feta or grilled chicken or lamb, it's an entrée, or with just a touch of feta as a side dish or appetizer. I admit, I also like making this because it means I get to drain a can of chickpeas and use the aquafaba for baking.

Tomato Puree in Chickpea Salad Dressing

This salad is very easy so I don't have a ton of notes. One thing the dressing calls for is 2 tablespoons of tomato puree. If you have a bottle of tomato puree that is already opened, great! If not, you can make a quick substitute by mashing some fresh tomato the best you can and stirring in a dab of tomato paste from a tube. That means you have to have a tube of tomato paste in the refrigerator. If you have neither, just use mashed tomato.

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Recipe

Chickpea Salad

Cookie Madness

An easy, refreshing salad made with canned chickpeas.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 minute min

Total Time 11 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Ingredients

 

Salad

• 15 oz can chickpeas
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• ¼ cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced
• ¼ cup sliced Kalamata olives
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
• ½ cup peeled and chopped cucumber

Dressing

• 2 tablespoon tomato puree (or you can use very finely chopped and mashed fresh tomato)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon honey
• ⅛ teaspoon cumin
• ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• Pinch of kosher salt or to taste

Instructions

 

• Salad: Drain the chickpeas and put them in a large mixing bowl with the parsley, mint, tomatoes, olives, onions and cucumbers.
• Dressing: In a small bowl, mix together the crushed tomatoes, lemon juice, oil, honey, cumin, red pepper flakes and a pinch of salt if desired. Pour the dressing mixture over the salad inc

Notes

This was adapted from a recipe from Whole Foods. I changed the proportions slightly, added some cumin and honey and used fresh cherry tomatoes instead of canned. There's not a lot of oil in this salad which makes it light and refreshing.

Keyword Chickpea Salad

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