Vegan Chickpea Salad

This divine vegan chickpea salad is veggie packed and topped with a fabulous tahini dressing. It makes a perfect side or have it as a main course!

This simple chickpea salad is a combination of chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans) and fresh vegetables topped with a delicious tahini dressing. 

It makes a wonderful side dish to something like vegan chicken. 

I love the blend of flavors and textures in this salad. It is definitely a crowd pleaser. And if you love salads like I do, then you’ll probably also love our vegan Greek salad or our vegan kale salad. 

How to make Vegan Chickpea Salad

• It is extremely simple to make this salad! Add chopped romaine lettuce to a salad bowl.
• Add chopped red bell pepper, sliced red onion, sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber and chickpeas on top. 
• Toss everything together and then add your avocado, chopped cilantro and some dried oregano, salt and pepper and toss again. 

The Dressing:

• The dressing is a delicious tahini salad dressing and it’s really simple to make. Just add the ingredients – tahini, lemon juice, maple syrup, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, crushed garlic, water, sea salt and black pepper – to a measuring jug and whisk with a hand whisk. 
• Serve the salad into bowls and top with the tahini dressing. Yum! 

Other dressing options:

While I love the tahini dressing for this salad, other delicious options that also work great on this salad are our simple vinaigrette or our vegan green goddess dressing! 

How Long Does Vegan Chickpea Salad Last?

If you’re not going to be eating this right away, then hold off on adding the avocado. If avocado is not added, then this will stay good for around 3 days in the fridge. You can add fresh avocado to individual bowls as you serve it. 

You will love this vegan chickpea salad! It is:

• Fresh
• Veggie Packed
• Crunchy
• Topped with a fabulous dressing!
• Super delicious!

Enjoy it right away for the best taste, texture and freshness. However, leftovers (minus avocado, see above) will keep in the fridge for a few days as well. 

More Vegan Salads!

1. Vegan Caesar Salad
2. Vegan Pasta Salad
3. Vegan Coleslaw
4. Vegan Potato Salad
5. Vegan Quinoa Salad
6. Vegan Macaroni Salad

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Vegan Chickpea Salad

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★★★★★

5 from 1 reviews

• Author: Alison Andrews
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 4

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Description

This divine vegan chickpea salad is veggie packed and topped with a fabulous tahini dressing. It makes a perfect side or you can have it as a main course!

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Ingredients

• 1 Small Head Romaine Lettuce (3 cups chopped)
• 1 Medium Red Bell Pepper (1 cup chopped)
• 1/2 Small Red Onion (1/2 cup thinly sliced)
• 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes (1 cup sliced)
• 1/2 English Cucumber (2 cups, sliced)
• 1 15oz (425g) Can Chickpeas (Drained)
• 1 Large Avocado (or 2 Small, peeled and diced)
• 1/4 cup Cilantro (Chopped)*
• 1 tsp Dried Oregano
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
• 1/8 tsp Sea Salt

For the Dressing:

• Tahini Salad Dressing*

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Instructions

1. Add the chopped romaine lettuce to a salad bowl.
2. Add chopped red bell pepper, sliced red onion, sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber and chickpeas on top.
3. Toss everything together and then add your avocado, chopped cilantro, dried oregano, salt and pepper and toss again.
4. Prepare the dressing according to the linked recipe and serve drizzled over the top of the salad.

Notes

*If you’re not a cilantro fan then use parsley.

*Other options for the dressing could be a Homemade Vinaigrette or Vegan Green Goddess Dressing.

*Nutritional information is for salad only, you can find the nutritional info for our Tahini Salad Dressing on that recipe.

• Category: Appetizer, Side, Gluten-Free
• Method: By Hand
• Cuisine: Vegan

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1/4 of the Recipe
• Calories: 260
• Sugar: 8.1g
• Sodium: 260mg
• Fat: 13.3g
• Saturated Fat: 1.8g
• Carbohydrates: 31.4g
• Fiber: 12.8g
• Protein: 8.3g

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