Chickpea Salad

This easy Chickpea Salad is fresh, flavorful, and ready in minutes. Just mix hearty canned chickpeas with colorful veggies, a simple red wine vinaigrette, and plenty of feta.

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 166kcal

Author Meggan Hill

Ingredients

For the red wine vinaigrette:

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the salad:

1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas drained and rinsed (see note 2)
2 cups cucumber diced (1/2 hot house cucumber or 2 Persian, see note 3)
2 cups grape tomatoes halved
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives halved
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley (see note 4)
4 ounces feta cheese cubed or crumbled

Instructions

To make the vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together olive oil, vinegar, mustard, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste (I like 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper).
In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes, olives, red onion, feta cheese, and parsley. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss gently to combine.

Notes

Red wine vinaigrette: This all-purpose salad dressing is delicious on both salads and sandwiches. Balsamic Vinaigrette works well here, too.
Chickpeas: You can substitute (and cook) 4 ounces dried chickpeas to get 1 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas (equivalent to 1 can chickpeas).
Cucumbers: Persian cucumbers have great flavor and are mostly seedless.
Parsley: You can add or substitute other fresh herbs such as basil, cilantro, or mint.
Make ahead: The salad ingredients can be prepped and store separately in the refrigerator 2 days in advance. The red wine vinaigrette can be made up to 4 days in advance (store covered in the refrigerator).
Avocado: Diced avocado makes a delicious addition to your salad.
Quinoa: Make it a meal with a spoonful of cooked quinoa.
Greek Salad: Similar ingredients but no chickpeas and it has a Greek salad dressing instead.
Mediterranean Lentil Salad: A similar salad made with lentils instead of chickpeas.

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