Chickpea Salad

5 from 2 votes

This Chickpea Salad is chock-full of healthy veggies and crumbly feta cheese! With the addition of a tangy lemon dressing, this Mediterranean-style salad is perfect for summer.

Prep Time15

Chill Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Keyword: chickpea salad, chickpea salad recipe, garbanzo bean salad

Servings:

Author: Katerina | Diethood

Ingredients

For the Salad

2 cans (15 ounces each) garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
3 stalks celery finely chopped
1 English cucumber diced
1 red bell pepper diced
¼ cup finely chopped red onion or use a sweet onion
⅔ cup crumbled feta cheese optional

For the Dressing

⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon ground cumin or to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a salad bowl, combine the rinsed chickpeas, celery, cucumbers, peppers, and onions.
In a separate bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, cumin, salt, and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Taste for salt and pepper; adjust accordingly.
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Garnish with crumbled feta cheese and serve.

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