In this easy chickpea salad, the chickpeas are spiced with turmeric and cumin and tossed with avocado balls and fresh. Make this chickpea salad recipe your go-to quick and easy healthy vegan salad.
Quick and Easy Chickpea Salad Recipe
In our opinion, chickpeas are hugely underrated. First of all, there is nothing more fun to say than their official name - Garbanzo beans - which sounds like a character on “The Muppet Show.” Secondly, these protein-packed legumes are delicious, satisfying, and incredibly versatile; they can be smoothed into hummus, spiced for a satisfying snack or, our personal favorite, seasoned with turmeric, cumin, salt, and olive oil, and tossed into our amazing tomato avocado and chickpea salad.
Most importantly, did you know that chickpeas have magical powers? That’s right. Studies have shown that high-fiber chickpeas can lower blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, lower the risk of heart disease, promote a healthy digestive tract, and help build bones.
So let’s make a chickpea salad, shall we?
1. Mix turmeric, cumin, salt, pepper and olive oil with canned chickpeas, quick and easy!
2. Toss with olive oil
3. Add tomatoes
4. If you feel fancy ball your avocado, if not, just cut it in cubes
Chickpea salad is one of our favorite summer meals because it’s light but filling; you get all the refreshing flavor of cool tomato, the creamy deliciousness of avocado, and the satisfaction from the hefty protein of chickpeas (plus, we scoop the avocado out with a melon baller, so it’s pretty). Better eat it up before someone else does!
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Tomato Avocado Chickpea Salad
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Dressed simply with salt, olive oil, and lemon, chickpea salad makes a delicious lunch, dinner, or a yummy side.
Ingredients
- 1- 15.5oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1 large Hass avocado, diced or scooped out with a melon baller
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine the chickpeas, 2 teaspoons of the olive oil, turmeric, cumin and a ¼ teaspoon of salt in a large bowl and toss well, until well coated. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the avocado and toss again. Refrigerate.
- Right before you are ready to serve this chickpea salad, cut or ball the avocado, toss gently and serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: Mediteranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 206
- Sugar: 2.1
- Sodium: 598.8
- Fat: 12.2
- Saturated Fat: 1.6
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20.5
- Fiber: 8
- Protein: 6.7
- Cholesterol: 0
Macy Brown From MakeTheBread
This is an amazing and more easy to make salad....for mine..and i love cube shapes so i will make it with cube style avocado...in few days later...Thanks for sharing....!
Linda Harmon
Delicious.
Sue
This is an easy, healthy, and flavorful salad that brightens any meal. Just like your website name, a friend served this to me and I asked for the recipe. The dressing flavors come together nicely and nothing stands out as too strong. The only change I made was to use low sodium chickpeas. This would be a great salad to take to a picnic or potluck. Thank you for the great recipe!
Vicky and Ruth
Thank you so much! It's always a good sign when someone asks for the recipe ;-). Thank you for taking the time to leave a star review and a comment!
Debbie
Thanks for getting back to me with the recipe - I love this it's nummy to my tummy ❣️
Vicky and Ruth
Of course! Happy Cooking!
Vanessa
This is a great recipe! Full of flavor and so pretty to serve.