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    Healthy Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    Published: Jan 18, 2019 / 7 Comments

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    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.

    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    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.

    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    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!

    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    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)

    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    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.

    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    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.

    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber

    Other Mediterranean salads

    • Greek Pasta Salad with Spinach
    • Tomato Avocado Mozzarella Salad
    • Greek Tortellini Salad

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    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Cucumber, Tomatoes
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    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Cucumber

    Simple Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Cucumber.  This healthy Mediterranean salad is packed with protein, low in fat, is vegan and gluten-free.  Colorful, vibrant, with lots of veggies!  
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 people
    Calories per serving 401 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    Chickpea salad

    • 2 tomatoes medium,  diced
    • 1 avocado diced
    • 1 cucumber diced
    • ¼ cup red onion sliced
    • 15 oz chickpeas from the can, drained

    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 Information
    Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Cucumber
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    401
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    23
    g
    35
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    19
    %
    Sodium
     
    18
    mg
    1
    %
    Potassium
     
    836
    mg
    24
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    39
    g
    13
    %
    Fiber
     
    13
    g
    54
    %
    Sugar
     
    8
    g
    9
    %
    Protein
     
    11
    g
    22
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    1065
    IU
    21
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    26.2
    mg
    32
    %
    Calcium
     
    83
    mg
    8
    %
    Iron
     
    4
    mg
    22
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    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.

    Keyword chickpea salad, chickpea salad with avocado, vegan chickpea salad
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    Comments

    1. Junia

      October 20, 2021 at 10:37 am

      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…

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 23, 2021 at 2:03 pm

        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!

        Reply
    2. Lisa Littleton

      April 29, 2019 at 8:26 pm

      This was so delicious and full of flavor. This is good as a side or main dish.

      Reply
      • Julia

        June 03, 2019 at 3:07 pm

        So glad you liked it! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Amber

      March 26, 2019 at 12:12 pm

      Is the calories for the entire salad?

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 26, 2019 at 2:50 pm

        No, the calories are per one serving. There are 4 servings in this recipe.

        Reply
    4. Tried it yesterday

      March 10, 2019 at 7:39 pm

      Served with grilled chicken. Perfect!

      Reply

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