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Easy Chickpea Salad with Lemon Dressing

vegan gluten-free easy chickpea salad with lemon dressing quick recipe

This easy chickpea salad with a lemon dressing is packed with colourful veggies and comes together in less than 10 minutes.  It requires minimal ingredients and prep, and makes a delicious lunch or side salad for dinner. The lemon dressing is one of my favourite simple & tasty salad dressings (and it can be made oil-free!).

Prep time: 10 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 can chickpeas (540mL)
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped spinach
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley or cilantro
  • Vegan feta (optional)

Lemon Dressing

  • 2 tbsp olive oil (see notes for oil-free)
  • 1 lemon (about 2-3 tbsp lemon juice)
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Salt to taste

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Jar for dressing

Instructions

  1. Finely dice the cucumber, red pepper and red onion, and roughly chop the fresh parsley/cilantro and spinach.
  2. Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
  3. Peel and mince 2 cloves of garlic for the lemon dressing.
  4. In a jar or container, prepare the dressing by adding olive oil, juice from 1 lemon, dijon mustard, maple syrup, minced garlic and a pinch of salt. Shake the jar to mix the dressing.
  5. To a large mixing bowl, add the chickpeas, cucumber, red pepper, red onion, spinach and fresh parsley/cilantro. Optionally, you can also add a few crumbles of vegan feta to the salad.
  6. Add the dressing on top, then mix well and enjoy!

Notes

*For an oil-free version of this easy chickpea salad, simply omit olive oil from the lemon dressing and replace with a tbsp of water.

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