Summer Chickpea Salad
You need to try this healthy, simple side this summer!
It doesn’t get much easier than this salad. It is the perfect dish to bring to a barbecue, tail gait or picnic and it is a step up from the potato salads and slaws you usually see. Oh, and it is yummy! 🙂
Simply chop the veggies, mix the vinaigrette and toss it all together.
Chickpea Summer Salad
This simple, healthy salad is a change of pace from most summer side dishes.
Ingredients
- 1 15.5oz can Chickpeas Garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
- 1 Cup Chopped cucumber
- 1 Cup Chopped bell pepper I like orange or yellow for the color contrast
- 1 Cup Cherry tomatoes Halved
- 1/4 Cup Red onion Finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 large Lemon Juice and zest
- 2 tbsp Fresh Dill Chopped. Can substitute dried
- 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas and add them to a large mixing bowl. Add all the chopped vegetables.
- Whisk together the olive oil, honey, lemon zest and juice, dill, salt and pepper.
- Toss the vegetables with the vinaigrette until well combined.
- Transfer to a covered dish and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
