Chickpea Salad
A deliciously flavorful vegan chickpea salad you can whip up in no time.
Servings: 6
Calories: 193kcal
Ingredients
Dressing
- ½ teaspoon chopped mild jalapenos or green chilies I used canned
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon olive tapenade optional; commercially made is fine
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon chili pepper
- Juice of 1 lime or lemon
Salad
- 2 15- ounce cans chickpeas garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup chopped red onion
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 4 cups fresh spinach
Instructions
Dressing
- Whisk the dressing ingredients (jalapeños, oil, garlic, tapenade, cumin, coriander, oregano, chili pepper and lime juice) together.
Salad
- Combine the chickpeas, red onion, cilantro and red pepper in a medium bowl.
- Stir in the dressing.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Cover and chill.
- Serve over a bed of fresh spinach.
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 440mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2722IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 3mg