Description
This Creamy Chickpea Salad is a tasty, simple to make side salad that is perfect for a summer barbecue. It’s protein packed and easy to make a day ahead of time.
Ingredients
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- Creamy Dressing:
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tsp dijon
- 2 tsp chives, dried
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- Chickpea Salad:
- 1 can (13 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 3 to 4 stalks celery, chopped
- ½ cup cucumber, halved
- ½ cup parsley, finely chopped
- ¼ cup red onion, diced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, dijon, chives, lemon juice and salt and pepper together.
- Combine the dressing with chickpeas, celery, cucumber, parsley and red onion. Mix until well combined.
- Let salad sit in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours before serving to let the flavor marinate.
Notes
- Add in meat: If you want to add in some meat to this salad, it works well with canned tuna or grilled chicken.
- Wrap filling: To use this salad as a wrap filling, mash half of the chickpeas before mixing the salad together.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad Recipes
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 4.7g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 5.2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20.2g
- Fiber: 5.5g
- Protein: 8.2g
- Cholesterol: 3mg