Description
A light and refreshing salad, great as an easy summer lunch or as a side dish for a BBQ party! This vegan Mediterranean chickpea salad is full of color and crunchy veggies and a simple dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 English cucumber, quartered
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved
- 1/4 cup fresh dill or parsley, chopped
- 5 ounces vegan feta cheese, crumbled or cut into cubes
For Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, mined
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss all of the salad ingredients. I like to save a little bit of feta for a garnish at the end. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
- Toss the salad with the dressing, adjust any seasonings, and top with any additional ingredients.
- Enjoy immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve!
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 0 Minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 heaping scoopful
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 4.8
- Sodium: 764mg
- Fat: 24.1g
- Saturated Fat: 9.2
- Carbohydrates: 29.2g
- Fiber: 5.4g
- Protein: 5.3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg