Healthy Chickpea Salad
This Chickpea Salad is a healthy, vegan protein-rich salad that is easy to put together in just 10 minutes. Chickpeas are combined with fresh veggies, flavored with Indian spices along with a tangy lemon dressing. Perfect for snack or a quick lunch!
Servings: 2
Calories: 184kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cup Chickpeas (Chole/Garbanzo beans) cooked or canned
- ½ cup Red Onion diced
- ½ cup Tomato diced
- ½ cup Cucumber diced
- 1 Green Chili Pepper finely diced, optional
- 3 tablespoon Cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoon Lime juice
Spices
- ¼ teaspoon Black salt (Kala namak) optional
- ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder or another mild red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala add more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the boiled chickpeas to a bowl. Add green chili, onions, tomatoes, cucumber and spices to it.
- Add cilantro leaves and lime juice. Stir well.
- Taste and adjust salt as needed.
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Notes
Variations:
- You can add veggies of your choice in this salad. Some people like to add boiled potatoes, avocado or if mango is in season, add some chopped raw mangoes to make it more tangy.
- This salad can be made with boiled black chickpeas, green chickpeas, kidney beans or sprouts too.
- Add veggies such as bell pepper, lettuce, kale, arugula, spinach or avocado.
- Add roasted potato or sweet potato for a potato chickpea salad.
- Add quinoa or couscous to make it a complete meal.
- To make a Indian style chaat - add mint cilantro chutney and tamarind chutney.
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1121mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg