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This Rainbow Chickpea Salad is a dream summer side. Packed with bright, fresh flavors it’s a crowd-pleaser and easy to customize depending on what veggies you have on hand!
I love grabbing a premade chickpea salad from the grocery store deli when I need a simple side or quick lunch. But instead of heading to the store, I decided to make this easy recipe at home! Whether you use this as a side along a grilled protein this summer, or meal prep the recipe to have for a quick snack or lunch, I know you are going to love it!
And while I used red bell pepper, cucumber celery, and red onion for this particular recipe, the dish really is customizable! Feel free to use any veggies or herbs you have on hand that you need to put to use.
Ingredients:
- Canned Chickpeas
- Red Bell Pepper
- Cucumber
- Celery
- Red Onion
- Fresh Cilantro Leaves
- Fresh Dill
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- White Balsamic Vinegar
- Lemon Juice
- Smoked Paprika
- Cayenne
- Kosher Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Step-by-Step:
Step One: Combine the Ingredients
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and toss until well combined.
Step Two: Chill the Salad
Cover and refrigerate to marinate for at least 2 hours; best if marinated overnight.
Step Three: Serve and Enjoy!
Before serving, taste and add more salt, if desired. This salad keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Recipe FAQs:
The salad should marinate for at least two hours but ideally overnight!
Absolutely! This lasts in the fridge for up to 5 days and only gets better as it continues to marinate.
Yes! Feel free to swap in whatever veggies or herbs you have on hand.
I hope you enjoy this Rainbow Chickpea Salad! Comment below what you pair with it or veggies you add to it!
For More Simple Salads and Sides:
Cucumber Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
Street Corn-Inspired Slaw with Spicy Tahini
Tangy Thai Shrimp and Noodle Salad
Lemon Chicken, Orzo, and Chickpea Salad
Rainbow Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 2 [15-ounce] cans no-salt added chickpeas drained and rinsed well
- 1 cup diced-small red bell pepper
- 1 cup seeded and diced-small cucumber
- ½ cup diced small celery
- ½ cup diced-small red onion
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh dill
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and toss until well combined.
- Cover and refrigerate to marinate for at least 2 hours; best if marinated overnight. Before serving, taste and add more salt, if desired.
- This salad keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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So easy and so tasty! Made it with lemon thyme salmon and it was a perfect dinner!
This is so good! I rarely make the same thing twice & have made this two times in as many weeks! It is addicting.
yay i am so glad you love it, sarah
The best salad! I take it to every event and everybody loves it. Keeps well and travels well. Perfect, thank you!
So glad you love it!!
What protein would you serve with this other than chicken?
obsessed with all things “dense bean salads” on tiktok (iykyk) and this one doesn’t disappoint! for peak laziness, i dressed with southwest sidedish. SO amazing!
I made this for 4th of July BBQ thinking only my dad and myself would eat it since the rest of my family are not into salad combos like this….WELL, I was WRONG! Once my niece tried it (whom I had to train her to eat veggies as a child) announced how good it was, EVERYONE hopped on it!!! Definitely making this for the rest of the summer BBQs and then some! HAHA! 🙂
Haha amazing! So glad this was a hit with your crowd!