Description
This Vegan Chickpea Salad is a refreshing and nutritious dish perfect for a light lunch or snack. Featuring protein-packed chickpeas combined with crisp vegetables and a flavorful vegan dill dressing, it offers a delightful balance of textures and flavors. This versatile salad can be served over lettuce, used in sandwiches, burritos, or stuffed into pita bread, making it a convenient and healthy plant-based meal option.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 15 oz canned chickpeas – rinsed and well drained
- 1 stalk of celery – diced
- 2 green onions – sliced
- ½ red pepper – diced
Vegan Dill Dressing
- 2 tbsp fresh dill – finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic – crushed
- 1 tbsp capers – roughly chopped
- ¼ cup vegan yogurt (or vegan mayonnaise) – unsweetened and unflavored
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice – or to taste
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- Salt and pepper – to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing: In a medium bowl, add all the dressing ingredients — fresh dill, crushed garlic, chopped capers, vegan yogurt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Whisk them together until well combined. Taste the dressing and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then set aside.
- Combine the salad ingredients: In a large bowl, place the rinsed and drained chickpeas, diced celery, sliced green onions, and diced red pepper. Pour the prepared vegan dill dressing over the salad ingredients.
- Mix the salad: Stir the salad and dressing thoroughly to ensure the chickpeas and vegetables are evenly coated with the dressing.
- Serve: You can serve this salad over a bed of lettuce for a fresh meal or roughly mash it with a potato masher to create a sandwich filling. It also works well as a stuffing for pita bread or as a filling in burritos. Enjoy immediately or store for later use.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Any store-bought vegan mayonnaise can be used, or you can make your own cashew mayo. For a low-fat option, use plain vegan yogurt without added sugar or flavorings—cashew yogurt from Forage is recommended.
- Optional add-ins include olives, shredded carrots, dried herbs, halved grapes, cherry tomatoes, or cucumber for additional flavor and texture.
