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A large white bowl holding a Mediterranean-style chickpea salad with feta, bright red cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, cucumber, onion, and bell pepper.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

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Perfect for potlucks, meal preps, and anytime you want something bright and tangy with pops of fresh veggies and delicious chickpeas. Easy to make vegan if needed.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 0 minutes
Chill (Optional) 30 minutes
Total 40 minutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 6 servings

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl with lid, or plastic wrap to cover; optional
  • Large wooden spoon
  • small mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • refrigerator optional

Ingredients

For the Chickpea Salad

  • 1 15-ounce can chickpeas (drained, rinsed)
  • half of one red onion (chopped, approximately ½ cup)
  • 1 medium English cucumber (chopped, approximately 1 cup)
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small green bell pepper (chopped, approximately ¼ cup)
  • ½ cup crumbled feta (optional, see Notes)
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

For the Vinaigrette

  • ¼ cup high quality extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (or 1 additional teaspoon red wine vinegar)
  • salt (to taste)
  • freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • Add rinsed chickpeas, chopped red onion, chopped cucumber, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped bell pepper, crumbled feta, and fresh basil to large mixing bowl. Gently stir ingredients together until well distributed. Set bowl aside.
    Ingredients for Mediterranean chickpea salad in a large glass mixing bowl, before dressing is added.
  • Add extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to small mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients vigorously until mixture emulsifies.
    Prepared vinaigrette for Mediterranean chickpea salad in a small glass mixing bowl.
  • Pour prepared vinaigrette into large bowl over chickpea salad. Gently stir salad and vinaigrette together until all ingredients are well-coated in dressing.
    Mediterranean chickpea salad in a large glass mixing bowl.
  • Serve salad immediately, or cover bowl with lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes or until ready to serve.

Recipe Notes

  • Make it Vegan: Use a vegan feta cheese (like Violife) or omit the feta entirely.

Nutrition Information (Approximate)

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 197calProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 345mgPotassium: 288mgTotal Carbs: 15gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gNet Carbs: 11gVitamin A: 324IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 108mgIron: 2mg
Recipe By: Sam Guarnieri
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