Chickpea salad or chana salad is a delicious, healthy and perfect summer salad. Check out the recipe with video. This tasty and refreshing salad comes together quickly, it’s packed full of flavours and filled with nutrients and healthy proteins and fibre.
Simple chickpea salad is perfect as a make-ahead option for lunch, it also works well inside pita and tortilla wraps. Refreshing salads such as this chickpea salad, cucumber kosambari, Indian carrot salad, moong sprouts salad, fruit salad with ginger lime dressing are light, filling and makes a full meal
Chickpea salad – perfect for summer
This very simple yet incredibly tasty and flavourful chana salad is perfect not only as a part of healthy lunch and light dinner but BBQ and cookouts as well. This versatile salad is a great accompaniment with grilled food and to munch on as guiltfree healthy snacks.
Chickpea salad variations
This salad recipe can be customised to suit individuals taste preference. Additional spices such as roasted ground cumin or chat masala can add a subtle flavour. You could add vegetables such as corn, carrot, cucumber, bell peppers, lettuce. Add a handful of diced pineapple or mango for tropical flavours.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250ml ; 1 tbsp = 15ml
Vegan, Gluten free
Tinned Chickpeas: 1 tin (400 gms)
Red onion: 1/2 cup
Green chillies: 1, chopped
Coriander: handful, chopped
Salt: as required
Ground pepper: 1/2 tsp
Lime Juice: 1/2 lime
Instructions
Open the tin, drain and rinse chickpeas with water and keep it aside.
In a large bowl, place all ingredients and mix gently until well combined.
Serve immediately or place in the fridge for an hour before serving.
Notes
Chickpea salad keeps good for 2-3 days in the fridge.
Adjust green chillies and lime juice as per your taste preference.
I have used canned chickpeas, you could boil chickpeas at home.
400gms tinned chickpea yields around 240gm chickpeas once drained.
Simple Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
1 cup = 250ml ; 1 tbsp = 15ml
- 1 tin Chickpeas 400gms
- 1/2 cup Red onion
- 1 Green chillies chopped
- 2 tbsp Coriander
- Salt as required
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- Lime Juice from half lime
Instructions
- Drain the canned chickpeas, rinse with water and keep it aside.
- In a large bowl, place all ingredients and mix gently until well combined.
- Serve immediately or place in the fridge for an hour before serving.
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That would be such a perfect easy summer recipe that everyone would enjoy – especially all of my vegan friends and family members! Thank you so much for the inspo, I cant wait to try it!
This looks like such a tasty summer lunch! I can’t get enough chickpeas!
This was just what I was looking for for lunch today! Light but filling and full of flavor! Delicious!
I love all the flavours in here, and how versatile this salad is!
I love Chickpea! Adding them to a salad sounds and looks so perfect!