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Healthy Chickpea Salad

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Simple ingredients are all it takes to make this Healthy Chickpea Salad. Looking for an easy meatless dinner option? I’ve got you covered.

Nutritious chickpeas combined with fennel and spiralized carrots, lightly coated with a flavourful curry salad dressing.

Give this Chickpea Apple Salad a try too.

Healthy Chickpea Salad with Curry Dressing ready to eat.

Preparing food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner can seem like such a chore and downright overwhelming for some. I guess that is why takeout is so popular.

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RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this garbanzo bean salad can be found at the bottom of this post.

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.

This easy chickpea salad recipe is vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free. Perfect for plant-based eating.

Chickpeas are a great source of protein, carbs, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. The perfect budget-friendly meat alternative and can be used in a variety of recipes.

Chickpea Curry Salad Ingredients

  • chickpeas
  • fennel
  • carrots
  • curry flavoured olive oil
  • lime juice
  • turmeric
  • curry powder
  • agave nectar
  • salt
Ingredients to make a garbanzo bean salad.

Making This Healthy Chickpea Salad Is So Easy

This salad is ready to eat in 20 minutes or less.

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.

Curry salad dressing in a glass container.

Step Three

Place the carrots, fennel and chickpeas in a bowl. Toss in the chickpeas. Pour on the dressing and mix.

Pouring salad dressing over the salad ingredients.

Place in bowls, garnish and eat!

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.

Vegetarian chickpea salad with curry dressing.

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

A forkful of curried chickpea salad.

FAQ’s

Can you eat canned chickpeas raw?

Absolutely! They are cooked and ready to eat. Be sure to rinse well before eating.

Are garbanzo beans the same as chickpeas?

Yes, they are. In the US they are called chickpeas. In Europe, they are called garbanzo beans.

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Healthy Chickpea Salad with Curry Dressing ready to eat.

Simple Chickpea Salad

Nutritious, healthy and budget-friendly, this Simple Chickpea Salad is easy to make, and perfect for lunch or dinner. Vegan and gluten-free too!
5 from 77 votes
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Course: Brunch/Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine: Canadian
Keyword: Chickpea recipes, healthy nutritious eating
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 364kcal
Author: Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy

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)
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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.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1219mg | Potassium: 805mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 11965IU | Vitamin C: 16.1mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 3.2mg

Notes

If you don’t happen to have curry flavoured olive oil, use regular olive oil and slightly increase the amount of curry powder. 
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  1. Dennis

    The fennel went so well with the chickpeas! Thanks for sharing this easy-to-make dish!

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  2. Katie Crenshaw

    The flavor combination in this salad is incredible. I love the dressing. It compliments the fennel and chickpeas perfectly.

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  3. Loreto and Nicoletta Nardelli

    Such a healthy and nutritious chickpea salad! Love the spiralized fennel and carrot in there!

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  4. Bernice

    We’ve been eating a lot more beans and legumes this January. it’s great to eat a bit healthier and we’re saving some money too. This salad is full of great flavours and is a nice change from baked beans.

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  5. Ann

    I have just started cooking more with chickpeas, so this salad sounds like the perfect recipe to try out! Thanks for the recipe share!

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  6. Dee Broughton

    I love chickpeas. This would be a great healthy lunch.

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  7. Jessica Formicola

    I had this chickpea salad for lunch yesterday and it was incredible! I will definitely be making it often.

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  8. Giangi Townsend

    Super delicious, healthy and so easy to make, we all loved it.

    Reply

  9. nancy

    I keep coming back to this recipe whenever I’m craving a chickpea salad.

    Reply

  10. Lindsay

    I LOVE this, make it for make-ahead lunches and we love keeping it in the fridge!

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  11. Helen

    This is JUST the type of thing that I love for a packed lunch, healthy, nutritious and satisfying plus you can make it ahead.

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    • Homemade & Yummy

      This is a great make-ahead salad for sure…and nutritious too.

  12. Nicolas Hortense

    Yum!! I love chickpeas served like this. Would be a great meal prep dish (:

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    • Homemade & Yummy

      This is the perfect make-ahead meal…especially to take for lunch.

  13. Andrea

    I love adding chickpeas to salads, and yours looks absolutely delicious, can’t wait to make it!

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    • Homemade & Yummy

      I know…they are a great ingredient to work with. Hope you give this a try soon.

  14. Kitty

    This salad is so interesting! The curry vinaigrette is perfect for the chickpeas and veggies. Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply

    • Homemade & Yummy

      Enjoy…this is easy and deliciuos.

  15. Nicole

    Yes I will try this salad. I love chick peas! Man I want this right now.

    Reply

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