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This Chick Pea Salad is loaded with carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onion and spinach. The longer you let the vegetables and garbanzo beans soak in the dressing, the better it tastes which makes it the perfect make-ahead recipe.
Keep a can of chick peas in your pantry and you can make this salad on a whim. Add whatever fresh vegetables you have in the refrigerator to the mix and you've got one delish and super healthy salad.
I'm always stocked with protein-packed, fiber-filled chick peas (a.k.a garbanzo beans.) It's not too obvious how much I like this legume...is it?! Here are some popular recipes on The Dinner-Mom site where chick peas work their magic:
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I'm super excited about the newest entry...
Chick Pea Salad Loaded with Veggies
This "recipe" for salad is really more of an idea to be customized. Fill up a bowl with your favorite vegetables, chick peas plus a little olive oil and red wine vinegar. I used cucumbers, carrots, red onion, tomatoes and spinach. Red or green peppers, hearts of palm and celery would be nice too. You can enjoy this salad right away.
However, the flavors meld together over time and the mixture tastes even better the next day which makes it a perfect mason jar salad. It stays fresh for at least 3 days in the refrigerator.
Top this salad with crumbled feta cheese. Or, for a dairy-free or vegan version, leave off the cheese. Either way, I guarantee you'll be stocking more cans of chick peas!
📋 Recipe
Loaded Chick Pea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 can chick peas garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup red onion diced (approx. ½ onion)
- ½ cup cucumber diced (approx. ½ a large cucumber)
- ½ cup tomato diced approx. 1 plum tomato
- ½ cup carrot sliced thin (about 1 large carrot)
- ½ cup baby spinach leaves sliced into strips
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup feta cheese crumbled
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix well.
- Preferably, refrigerate for about 2 hours so that flavors meld.
- Top with feta cheese.
Notes
Nutrition
Enjoy!
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DessertForTwo
I'm obsessed with chick peas! This salad sounds awesome!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
I ADORE chickpeas...and this salad sounds simple and deeeelish! Pinned!
Christie - Food Done Light
This is the kind of salad I love. Lots of veggies and a light vinaigrette. I would even love it on a sandwich.
Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living
This sounds so good - I'd love to have a container of this in my fridge to add to green salads throughout the week!
Marjory
Thanks Jeanette! Love that idea. It is very versatile!
Amanda @The Kitcheneer
What a great looking salad! I love chick peas!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes
I absolutely LOVE chick peas! Great salad!
Martha @ A Family Feast
We always have a can of chickpeas in our fridge! And - I think I have everything else to make this delicious, healthy salad!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet
This looks so easy but I bet has so much flavor! Love easy meals!
Nutmeg Nanny
This looks delicious and healthy!
Kim Beaulieu
I love this recipe. My family would gobble this up so quick. I would barely get this on the table and it would be gone.
Angie | Big Bears Wife
That is by far the prettiest chick pea salad I've ever seen.
Marjory
Thanks Angie. 🙂
Des @ Life's Ambrosia
I would so love to have this in my fridge to snack on throughout the day. Yum!
Marjory
Yes!!!! I actually did just that last week.
samantha
You had me at chickpeas! What a great salad.