Description
This Easy Chickpea Salad is a delightful mix of fresh ingredients including chickpeas, corn, and avocados. It’s the perfect healthy meal option or quick dinner, full of irresistible flavor and simple to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas drained & rinsed
- 1 (12 ounce) can corn drained
- 1/2 medium english cucumber chopped
- 1 cup little tomatoes (grape, cherry, etc.) cut into halves
- 2 avocados chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped red onions
- 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 clove garlic minced
Instructions
- In a large salad bowl, add the dressing ingredients and whisk until well combined.
- Add the chickpeas, corn, cucumber, tomatoes, avocados, cilantro, red onions, and jalapeno to the bowl.
- Gently toss everything together until fully combined. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more lemon juice if desired, and season generously with salt and pepper.
Notes
For added crunch, consider including bell peppers or radishes.
This salad can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 2 days, but add avocados just before serving to prevent browning.
Feel free to customize the ingredients based on your preferences or what you have on hand.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: Total 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg