This super-simple chickpea salad makes a delicious lunch or side dish to grilled shrimp or chicken.
Whenever we drive up to visit my husband’s family in Long Island, NY, we stop somewhere along the Long Island Expressway for a late-night meal at a Greek diner; you literally can’t go more than a few miles without passing one. One of our favorite spots serves a simple marinated chickpea salad to nosh on while you wait for your meal. This is my copycat version. It makes a great picnic or potluck salad, and it’s delicious with sandwiches, grilled flank steak, grilled shrimp kebabs or grilled chicken. Feel free to add feta cheese crumbles to bulk it up, if you like.
What you’ll need to make Chickpea Salad
As you can see, I use both extra virgin olive oil and vegetable oil to make the dressing for this salad. Sometimes the flavor of olive oil can be too strong, so I like to cut it with vegetable oil.
How to make Chickpea Salad
Begin by finely dicing the red onion. Next, place the diced onions in a small bowl and cover with cold water.
Let sit for 10 minutes, then drain. This step tames the bite of the raw onion, which can be overpowering (at least for raw onion-phobes like me).
Combine the onions with the remaining ingredients.
Toss well, then taste and adjust seasoning with more lemon, salt, and pepper, if necessary.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
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Per serving (4 servings) Calories: 379 Fat: 25 g Saturated fat: 3 g Carbohydrates: 31 g Sugar: 1 g Fiber: 10 g Protein: 11 g Sodium: 599 mg Cholesterol: 0 mg
I was charged with bringing a salad for Christmas dinner this year. And it had to be GF, DF, & low sugar. I asked a friend who follows a vegan diet and she recommended this recipe. Not something I would have chosen on my own, and we were super pleased she recommended it! Only change I made was using Heinz apple cider vinegar** in place of the veggie oil (as that was what I had on hand). Gave it a very very slight apple cider taste that melded perfectly with the other ingredients. This is why 4 stars and not 5. **NOTE: If anyone reads this substitute I used, on/regular apple cider vinegar (ACV) meets the GF requirement. Apple cider FLAVORED vinegar is NOT GF! Rate the recipe: 5 stars means you loved it, 1 star means you really disliked it Your name * Your email (will not be published) * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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