Make a delicious Mediterranean Chickpea Salad in 5 minutes, with garbanzo beans, red onion, fresh mint and a simple homemade salad dressing!
If you’re looking for a very tasty simple salad you can make and have on the table in a few minutes with minimal effort, may I suggest this Mediterranean Chickpea Salad?
Chickpeas (commonly known as garbanzo beans) are a good source of protein and fiber and are the primary ingredient of this quick to assemble salad. This recipe calls for one can of chickpeas, which can be found in any grocery store!
Seasoned with a light olive oil, honey and lemon salad dressing, it’s a tasty little side salad I believe you’ll really like! It’s so quick and easy to make, which is fantastic on busy days! Here’s how to make it.
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Make The Simple Salad Dressing
Measure extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, honey, smoked paprika, ground cumin, salt and black pepper into a medium bowl. Use a whisk or fork to fully combine these ingredients (whisk for a minute or two).
This is the simple (but yummy) salad dressing you will use on the salad. Set the salad dressing aside while you create the salad.
Make The Salad
Drain and then rinse a 15 ounce can of chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans). Place them in a mixing bowl OR the salad bowl you will be using.
Add thinly sliced red onion (about ¼ of a small one), and chopped fresh mint leaves. Now the Mediterranean chickpea salad is almost complete!
Add Seasoning And Salad Dressing
Season lightly with additional salt and pepper, if desired, then pour the salad dressing onto the salad. Toss the salad well, to fully combine the ingredients and coat everything with salad dressing.
Serve The Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
It is not necessary to refrigerate the salad before serving. Serve this delicious side salad alongside a favorite main dish and enjoy it’s wonderful flavor! The recipe, as written, will yield about 4 small side servings.
Mediterranean chickpea salad pairs very well with roasted chicken or fish, with a slice of garlic bread on the side. It is a refreshingly light and simple salad, yet it tastes GREAT!
I hope you have the opportunity to try this salad, and trust you’ll enjoy it as much as we do. It’s a fantastic recipe to “throw together” in a couple of minutes, which makes it VERY convenient on busy days.
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- Traditional Greek Salad
- Lemon Herb Couscous Salad
- BLT Wedge Salad
- Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
- Bacon Lover’s Spinach Salad
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Salad dressing adapted from: “The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook”, page 293, published 2016 by the editors at America’s Test Kitchen
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Make a delicious Mediterranean Chickpea Salad in 5 minutes, with garbanzo beans, red onion, fresh mint and a simple homemade salad dressing!
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1¾ Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 15 ounces canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans) drained, rinsed
- ¼ small red onion peeled and very thinly sliced
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
- additional salt & pepper, to taste (if desired)
Make Salad Dressing: Measure olive oil, lemon juice, honey, smoked paprika, cumin, salt and pepper into a medium bowl. Use a whisk or fork to fully combine.
Make salad: Drain and rinse chickpeas; place them in a mixing bowl OR salad bowl you're using. Add thinly sliced red onions, and chopped mint.
Season lightly with additional salt and pepper, if desired, then pour salad dressing onto the salad. Toss well, to fully combine ingredients and coat everything with salad dressing.
Serve and enjoy (no refrigeration necessary before serving).
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