Simple Chickpea Salad
A quick and healthy chickpea salad made with canned chickpeas, fresh vegetables, and a simple lemon-tahini dressing. Perfect for lunch or as a side dish.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 30 oz canned chickpeas
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 cucumber diced
- 0.5 red onion finely chopped
- 0.25 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 0.25 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoon tahini
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt to taste
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and parsley.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper until smooth. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while continuing to whisk.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow flavors to meld.
Notes
Serve chilled. This salad can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.