Chickpea Salad Recipe

Can't wait to make this. I eat beans almost every day and this looks great.

Sue

I’m not fond of feta. Wondering if I could use goat cheese instead?

Violet O

Does your son like any other bean? Bet you could sub almost any bean but thinking cannellini if you want to keep the colors similar.

Violet, I bet goat cheese would be yummy.

Sandra Doty

When you say Smart points on your new E-mail do You mean the old smart points or Freestyle Smart points? It is very confusing?

Barbara Farr

“This chickpea salad simple to make.

Try that with lettuce and you will have salad soup.”

🤔🤔🤔 salad soup?

Nancy

Easy peasy, and easily modified to taste. To reduce SP, I'd skip the olive oil and use fat-free feta.

C

I am ecstatic that beans are zero points with WW Freestyle! I am making this salad for work lunch this week. Thanks!

Lion

I made this salad. Thought it very good and different. I did add a little salt and pepper. Also it seemed even better the next day.

Mary

Great idea and nice that it's so low in points. I don't like parsley, anything you'd suggest to substitute?

Rebekah

thank you for some gluten free options i have no choice but to eat gluten free. these recipes look fantastic. cant wait to try them.

Connie

Yum!

Madeline

I make a similar salad that includes faro - wonderful blend of flavors.

Dee

I am with your son, I don't like chickpeas but love hummus go figure! I will try this with black beans. I find they go with almost everything! Thanks for your recipes, they help me out of the rut of making the same things over and over.

laxmom16

Nice recipe. I love chick peas. They also make great hummus. If you don't have them on hand the dark red kidney beans are good and are lower in calories than some others.

IFortuna

Looks absolutely yummy! I make a mock tuna salad from chickpeas. I chop/mash them to mimic the texture of tuna, and add mayo, black pepper, and onion powder (raw onions are too sharp for my tummy). You can add anything you normally do to your tuna. Love hummus and anything chickpea! Would probably work with cannelini beans as well.

Dolores

@Dolores - I've had the mock tuna salad you describe at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health near Lenox Mass. They call it Chickpea of the Sea. I also make it at home--very tasty.

Margaret

@ Dolores - Hi, I read your comment about onions and this is what I do. I chop or slice an onion, bring a pot of water to a boil and toss in the onions. I let it boil for about 30 seconds and then rinse the onions with cold water. This takes the sharpness and bite out the onion leaving it with a mild delicious flavor. I usually put the blanched onions in a container with beet juice from a jar and a few slice beets and add a little vinegar. This makes the onions a nice shade of pink and I top my hummus with them. It is delicious and makes a nice presentation for your guests.

IFortuna

Good to know, Margaret - Chickpea of the Sea! Clever. And thanks, IFortuna! Great suggestion - I know others who are sensitive to onion sharpness. I will try this, and definitely will do this for the chickpea salad above.

Dolores

I did cut the red onion real small so the kids wouldn't get a real sharp taste of onion & added extra feta cheese w, extra parsley. perfect for the kids. thank you LISA,

BLESSINGS TO ALL OF YOU, BE HEALTHY, SAFE & SMILE!

ANNETTE

Annette, Just loved that "chick pea salad" thanks! ★★★★★

I love chick peas. If you want to take the bite out of onion, just microwave for a few seconds. I add about 1/2 a can of chick peas to my salad of cucumber, tomato, walnuts and diced sun dried tomatoes. I top it all off with a an Italian dressing, loads of Parmesan cheese and some croutons. I, also, make hummus from the chick peas, adding lemon juice, tahini, cayenne pepper and a little water if necessary. I top it off with blanched sliced onions marinated in beet juice with some slivered beets and a little vinegar and water. This makes a nice presentation.

IFortuna ★★★★★

Delightful! This recipe is so adaptable. If you don’t eat onions maybe substitute it with green pepper. Don’t like chickpeas use cannellini beans. Don’t want to use feta cheese use diced cheddar cheese.

Delightful and filling when a protein is added!

Susan

Oh, this sounds amazing! Looks like a great lunch or light dinner idea. Thanks!

Dolores

I see that I left a comment before about not liking chick peas even though I do like hummus. I recently wanted to try to do better eating and dinner is my downfall. I am a lazy cook and now with my youngest is at college I do not cook dinner very often if at all!

I tried a couple of the meal services and one of the recipes for Hello Fresh was a Mediterranean based flatbread that had you roast the chickpeas. I have to say that they were really good!

I made some in my air fryer the other day and it is so easy. I am going to try again with different flavorings. They are delicious on their own but I am going to throw them in salads too.

laxmom16

My favorite recipe of yours! I toss in lemon pepper tuna sometimes too with this salad!

Janey

Sounds delicious! Chickpeas are the

ONLY beans I like. I use the store brand . I will definitely try this salad.

This would be great in the summer too

when I’m not using the oven much.

Martha