This Indian inspired chickpea salad is simple and delicious. Looking for an easy meatless dinner option? I’ve got you covered.
Nutritious chickpeas combined with fennel and spiralled carrots, lightly coated with a flavourful curry salad dressing. Give this chickpea apple salad a try too. Did you know you can make a chickpea salad wrap too?
Chickpea salad tossed in a fresh and flavourful Indian spiced dressing. Great for a healthy lunch or side dish.
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Don’t even get me started on the price of food these days. I know I am looking for some meatless meal options to ease the grocery budget.
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Chickpea Salad Ingredients
- chickpeas
- fennel
- carrots
- curry flavoured olive oil
- lime juice
- turmeric
- curry powder
- agave nectar
- salt
Indian Inspired Chickpea Salad
This salad is ready to eat in 20 minutes or less. Great for meal prep. Full instructions are in the recipe card.
Step One: Rinse your chickpeas in a wire mesh strainer and set aside.
I used a spiralizer to cut the carrots (I love using kitchen gadgets), but you can cut them however you like. Grate, julienne, dice, there is NO wrong way to get the job done. The same goes for the fennel. I just thinly sliced it.
Step Two: Combine the ingredients for the curry dressing and set aside.
Step Three: Place the carrots, fennel and chickpeas in a bowl. Toss in the chickpeas. Pour on the dressing and mix.
Place in bowls, garnish and eat! This plant-based salad recipe is so easy to make. Fresh vegetables and vibrant dressing combine to make a protein packed salad.
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
- Canned chickpeas are so convenient, easy, and quick. Feel free to prepare dried chickpeas from scratch.
- Curry oil can be replaced with olive oil or avocado oil. You can also increase or decrease the amount of curry powder used in the recipe to suit your taste.
- Carrots and fennel are perfect with this curry dressing. However, you can use any vegetables you like. Cabbage, lettuce, and spinach are great options.
- Agave nectar can be replaced with honey or coconut sugar.
- Store leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container. It will last for several days. The carrots and fennel will not get too soft.
- Garnish can be anything you like. I used the fennel fronds. Pumpkin seeds are a great option
Absolutely! They are cooked and ready to eat. Be sure to rinse well before eating.
Yes, they are. In the US they are called chickpeas. In Europe, they are called garbanzo beans.
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Indian Spiced Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 5 ounces fennel (sliced)
- 5 ounces carrots (spiralized)
- 14 ounces canned chickpeas (rinsed)
For the Curry Vinaigrette:
- 2 tablespoons curry flavoured olive oil (or any oil)
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon curry powder (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon smoked sea salt (or pink salt)
- 1 teaspoon agave nectar (or honey)
- fennel fronds (for garnish)
Instructions
- Rinse the canned chickpeas with water in a mesh sieve and set aside.
- Cut the fennel and carrots however you like. I thinly sliced the fennel and sprialized the carrots. Place in a bowl.
- Add the chickpeas to the carrots and fennel.
- Mix the vinaigrette ingredients together. Pour over salad ingredients, and toss to coat.
- Divide salad into 2 serving bowls. Garnish with fennel fronds.
Jacqueline Debono
I love chickpeas and use them a lot, although I usually use dried ones and soak them. This salad sounds yummy! Love the curry dressing!
Homemade & Yummy
By all means, feel free to use dried chickpeas. I really have to plan ahead…so I find organic canned ones work the best for me.
Jenni LeBaron
I’ve never seen a curry flavored olive oil but that sounds intriguing. I use garlic infused olive oil all the time so I bet this would be a fun swap. This salad looks healthy and easy to throw together for a tasty meal. I totally agree with you about using canned chickpeas – so much easier!
Homemade & Yummy
Curry oil is amazing. I love all the flavoured oils…and have a hard time only buying a few when I go to the store. They are available online from olive oil companies.
Amanda
I love the idea of fennel and chickpeas together! That curry vinaigrette also sounds delicious. Can’t wait to give this a try!
Homemade & Yummy
This is a quick and delicious salad that is perfect for lunch or dinner any day of the week.
Alexis
This is a gorgeous dish! I love all of the fresh veggies and chickpeas are one of my favorite. This looks like a great choice for a quick make ahead lunch.
Homemade & Yummy
Totally agree…this is easy, delicious and so portable too.
Stine Mari
I love chickpeas! Healthy, filling and delicious. I love how quick this recipe is to make. And did you just say curry flavored oil? That sounds amazing! I might have to make my own though. Thanks for sharing.
Homemade & Yummy
YES…curry flavoured olive oil. It is amazing. Hope you give this recipe a try soon. So easy and delicious.
Claudia Lamascolo
I am a huge lover of chickpeas. actually I cant eat a salad without them I am so addicted. This is the perfect healthy salad for me I would even literally eat for breakfast! Thanks Gloria!
Homemade & Yummy
Well enjoy this chickpea salad. If you love them, this is for you.
Marisa Franca
I have all the ingredients except for the curry olive oil. Now, I have to admit I go pretty nutty over flavored olive oils — simply love them and I’m like a little kid in a toy store. I have to find the olive oil and make this salad. It would make such a great luncheon salad.
Homemade & Yummy
I know what you mean about a kid in the candy store. That is how I am too….I take hubby along to keep me in check, or I would be bringing home like 20 bottles at a time. LOL.
Debra
This salad looks so nourishing. I can’t wait to make it for my friends who are vegan. They will appreciate the healthy ingredients and be so happy there will be something satisfying for them on the table. I love the way the spiralized carrots look like noodles. Super fun!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes this is perfect for so many different diets…gluten-free, vegan, low carb, paleo, vegetarian….I think it just about covers them all.
Denise
I’m intrigued with this curry vinaigrette. I’ve never seen curry flavored oil before but I know I would love it. I like the fennel in this salad too. I wish I had the ingredients so I could make this right now for lunch! Great recipe!
Homemade & Yummy
I LOVE flavoured oils. I take my hubby along when I shop for them. If not, I would be bringing home like 20 bottles at a time.
Veena Azmanov
This looks so refreshing and light. I love a good salad dressing and this has my favorite curry flavor too. I could eat this for a meal on its own with chickpeas and fennel in there. I’m in heaven.
Homemade & Yummy
HAHHA…I love when the simple things in life make people so happy. ENJOY!!
Lisa
This is such an inventive combination. Raw fennel has that slight anise flavor that really peps up my tastebuds. I never think to use carrots as the mainstay of a salad, but the way you’ve done it here makes me rethink that. This would be a great make-ahead lunch option. Perfect for brown bagging all week long — and healthy too.
Homemade & Yummy
You know, my husband does not like raw carrots, but the LOVED this salad. Yes…perfect for lunch…ENJOY!!
Jolina
This looks super tasty. We eat chickpeas on the regular and we’re always looking for new recipes. Can’t wait to try this. Have to hunt down curry flavoured olive oil.
Homemade & Yummy
If you have an Olive That or similar olive oil store near you….you can get it there.
Arlene Mobley
I love easy salads like this. It is so easy to make for dinner on a busy night.
Homemade & Yummy
It is easy to make and easy on the budget too. ENJOY!
Michelle
I love Indian flavours so anything with curry I had to my recipe box, thanks for the inspiration!
Homemade & Yummy
I know….do good. We love Indian flavours too.
Kelly Anthony
Love that I can eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner. What a great way to incorporate more veggies!
Homemade & Yummy
HAHHA….well happy that you can incorporate this delicious and easy recipe in your day. ENJOY!!