This healthy Mediterranean Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber is vegan and gluten-free! Low in fat and high in protein. Quick and easy to make. Delicious Spring/Summer chickpea salad that uses lots of fresh vegetables.
Why you will love this salad
- This beautiful, vibrant chickpea salad has Greek and Mediterranean influences. It's made with fresh vegetables. The salad dressing is very simple: olive oil combined with lemon juice.
- The chickpeas (same thing as garbanzo beans) provide protein to this recipe.
- It's gluten-free, vegan, low in fat and healthy.
- The simplest of recipes are the best! It takes only 20 minutes to make it.
This vegetarian chickpea salad reminds me of my other favorite: tomato cucumber avocado salad. Both salads are packed with fresh veggies and healthy ingredients.
If you want to pair it with a delicious gluten-free main course, try my chicken with sun-dried tomatoes. If you crave a meal with more carbs, you will be impressed with these easy Italian ravioli. But, what's amazing about this meatless chickpea salad is that you don't even need a main course. This salad will keep you full thanks to the protein in chickpeas.
It's a perfect Spring/Summer recipe. Take a look at the chickpea salad: so vibrant and colorful! A great way to enjoy lots of healthy vegetables. Perfect for picnics, potlucks, and barbecues. It stores well, refrigerated, up to 3 days.
Make this chickpea salad spicy by adding red pepper flakes and/or minced garlic!
Variations
- Use any kind of fresh tomatoes. Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or grape tomatoes will all work!
- Use fresh herbs of your choice. Basil, parsley, cilantro.
- Don't have red onions? Use chopped green onions. Or yellow/white onions. You can even add a small amount of minced garlic!
- Add olives or capers. They add even more Mediterranean touch to the chickpea salad.
- Add marinated artichokes.
- Use Feta cheese.
- Make the chickpea salad spicy by adding red pepper flakes or a touch of Cayenne pepper!
Chickpea salad ingredients
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- ¼ cup red onion, sliced
- 1 can chickpeas, drained (15 oz)
Salad Dressing
The simple dressing is made with olive oil and lemon juice tossed with chopped fresh herbs, salt, and pepper!
Salad dressing ingredients:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ cup parsley, fresh, chopped
- ¼ cup basil, fresh, chopped
- salt and pepper
Easy to make:
In a medium bowl, stir together olive oil, lemon juice, chopped fresh parsley, and chopped fresh basil.
How to make chickpea salad
- In a large bowl combine diced tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced red onions, and drained chickpeas. Add diced avocado.
- In a medium bowl, prepare a simple salad dressing. Combine olive oil with lemon juice, and chopped fresh herbs (basil and parsley).
- Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss gently. Season with salt and pepper.
Other Mediterranean salads
Recommended Main Courses
- Garlic Lamb Loin Chops
- Lamb Chops with Mustard-Thyme Sauce
- Pesto Chicken and Veggies
- Tomato Basil Artichoke Baked Chicken
Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Cucumber
Ingredients
Chickpea salad
Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ¼ cup parsley fresh, chopped
- ¼ cup basil fresh, chopped
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine salad ingredients: diced avocado, diced tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced red onions, and drained chickpeas.
- In a medium bowl, combine salad dressing ingredients: olive oil, lemon juice, chopped fresh parsley, and basil. Stir to combine.
- Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer:
The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
HiJulia- My husband bought 2 HUGE cans of chickpeas and i was searching for recipes to use them. This salad is fabulous as are all your recipes. We haven't had a bummer yet.. You are right up there with Barefoot Contessa in terms of recipes I can trust because they are specific. I love that you offer substitutions if we don't have the ingredients..
Aw, this absolutely made my day—thank you, Nancy!! 🙂 I'm so happy you’re enjoying the recipes, and wow, being mentioned alongside the Barefoot Contessa is the ultimate compliment! 🙂 ❤️
I think this salad is delicious and not difficult to make.. I only wish that recipe creators could be more upfront about the time it takes to make each recipe. chopping onions, tomatoes, feeling avocados and adding lemon juice to them are all part of making the salad, but do not appear to have been accounted for in suggesting amount of time it will take to make the salad. I look for quick easy recipes and when I see that chopping cutting butterflying etc are not part of the recipe , I just moved on to the next recipe.
Terry, I can totally relate to what you said here. I try to provide accurate times. Also, do keep in mind that since I am a food blogger and cooking is my job, I am probably way too efficient and fast in the kitchen (I have to be with the volume of cooking I do!). 🙂
It’s so yummy…I made it for dinner and my ward and her mom love it so much,the dressing goes very well with the salad…
Junia, I am so glad you tried this recipe and liked it! And, thank you for stopping by and sharing such a positive comment - I really appreciate it!
This was so delicious and full of flavor. This is good as a side or main dish.
So glad you liked it! 🙂
Is the calories for the entire salad?
No, the calories are per one serving. There are 4 servings in this recipe.
Served with grilled chicken. Perfect!