Chickpea Salad Recipe (No Oil, Vegan)
Healthy, No Oil, High Protein Chickpea Salad recipe with Instant Pot chickpeas or garbanzo beans, vegetables and herbs. Gluten Free, Vegetarian, nut-free, Vegan Recipe.
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1 English Cucumber or Hothouse Cucumber medium size, finely chopped
- ½ cup Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 1 Onion medium size, finely chopped
- ¾ cup Green Bell Pepper finely chopped
For the Dressing / Seasoning
- ¼ cup Cilantro finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Mint finely chopped
- 1 ½ tsp Za'atar Spice
- ½ tsp Red Chilli Flakes or use 1/4 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- Juice of 2 limes
Instructions
- In a wide salad bowl, add cooked chickpeas, chopped vegetables (cucumber, peppers, onion and cherry tomatoes).
- In another bowl add (za'atar, salt, pepper, red chilli flakes) and squeeze juice from 2 limes. Add half the quantity of cilantro and mint and reserve the rest for garnish.
- Add the dressing to the chickpeas mix and toss well. Garnish with more cilantro and mint. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- With cooked Instant Pot Chickpeas readily available, this salad just takes 20 mins from start to finish.
- The salad contains no oil. However, if you like, you can add 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil to the dressing.