chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette

Chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette is the perfect side dish for those summer dinners on the deck. Serve it with a nice rotisserie chicken and some tzatziki and a glass of chilled white wine. With anything grilled really. The perfect summer meal.

It’s super easy to make. Toss some sun-dried tomatoes in the blender along with lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper. Toss together some chickpeas with a some red peppers and onions.

Mix in a bit of crushed garlic and parsley. Let it sit at room temperature for about an hour to let the flavours come together. Add some cucumber at the last minute.

Chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette is the perfect summer side dish.

If you want to mix it up a bit you can add some chopped jalapeño or crushed red chilies. It’s generous on the garlic as written. If you aren’t a big garlic fan, cut it down to one clove.

Take this recipe and play with it. It’s really more of a guideline anyway.

Chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette. Simple. Summery. Delicious.

Chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette is the perfect summer side dish.

Chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette is the perfect summer side dish.
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chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette

Chickpea salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette comes together in no time. Serve it with grilled chicken or as a stand-alone vegetarian lunch.
Course side
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword chickpea, chickpea salad, mediterranean
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 408kcal
Author romain | glebekitchen

Ingredients

  • 38 oz canned chickpeas two 19 oz cans
  • 1 red pepper diced
  • 1/2 large red onion diced
  • 2 Lebanese cucumbers diced
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 cup parsley chopped

Sun-dried tomato vinaigrette

  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice about 1/2 a lemon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • enough water to blend 2 or 3 Tbsp
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Blend all the dressing ingredients together.
  • Combine the chickpeas, red pepper, onion, garlic, parsley.
  • Mix in the dressing.
  • Let sit at room temperature for about an hour.
  • Add the diced cucumber.
  • Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

You can spice this recipe up a bit by adding some diced jalapeño or crushed red chilies.
If you are short on time, you can shorten or even skip the sitting time.
This recipe is a bit garlicky so if you are not a garlic fan consider rolling it back to one clove.

Nutrition

Serving: 6servings | Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 799mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1235IU | Vitamin C: 41.2mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 6mg

 

 

 

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