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Chickpea Salad
Yield
3 servings
Prep time
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
Mashed chickpeas create a texture very similar to flaked chicken and the sauce gets a boost from a creamy eggless mayonnaise. I’ve also added a hefty amount of crunchy vegetables like celery, green onion, pickles, and bell peppers to give it a great crunch and loads of fibre. Serve this salad in pieces of Boston or Bibb lettuce, in a wrap or sandwich, or on crackers. If you have a picnic or road trip in store you’ll be happy to know that it packs well. Recipe is lightly adapted from The Oh She Glows Cookbook.
Ingredients
- 1 (14-ounce/398 mL) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped dill pickle
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons (45 mL) store-bought or homemade vegan mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 mL) yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh dill (optional)
- 1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons (7.5 to 15 mL) fresh lemon juice, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- In a large bowl, mash the chickpeas with a potato masher until flaked in texture.
- Stir in the celery, green onions, pickles, bell peppers, mayonnaise, and garlic until combined.
- Now, stir in the mustard and dill, and season with the lemon juice, salt, and pepper, adjusting the quantities to taste.
- Serve with toasted bread, on crackers, wraps, or on top of a basic leafy green salad. Or just enjoy it all on its own!
Tip:
- If you’d like a soy-free version of this salad, be sure to use soy-free vegan mayonnaise. Vegenaise makes a great soy-free version.
I make this recipe so often, I figure I should really comment on it! I eat it in a sandwich, on top of a salad, and even with crackers. I’ve found it very forgiving when I don’t have all the ingredients–it always turns out yummy!
I also minced all of my peppers, celery, and onion into the smallest pieces ever. This recipe is the best when refrigerated overnight so the flavours meld. This is so easy to and healthier too! Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe.
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Chick pea salad…
Quelle belle surprise!!
Proud of presenting these sandwiches to a gathering !!
Brigitte Estelle
This is our absolute favorite sandwich!! It’s so delicious with toasted multigrain bread and spring greens. All of our non-vegan friends request it as well, and if we bring it to a party, we serve it with crackers or on mini hawaiian bread rolls!
Yum!! Used celery, scallions, carrot, and some chopped cucumber that I quickly pickled in Bragg’s apple cider vinegar. Plus the garlic, vegenaise, lemon, and s&p. It’s SO good!
love those modifications!
Just made tonight, and only had dijon – turned out amazing! thank you for sharing!
I am not vegan but prefer this salad over any chicken or egg salad recipe. It has the perfect taste and texture and asana have commented, can be enjoyed in so many ways. Thank you Angela for this deeeeelicious addition to my go-to recipe collection!
I’m with you, not vegan or vegetarian, but this is the bomb! finally made it yesterday for the first time and will definitely be a staple for me!
I absolutely love this recipe. I added diced carrots and dijon mustard as well as the fresh dill so there was an extra crunch and more of a kick to it. Served it on olive oil drizzled toasted bread, topped with baby kale and spinach. Perfect post gym meal/snack as it’s so high in protein and filling.
This is a great, tasty and filling recipe which my family makes week in and week out. Its great alone, as a late night snack, stuffed in pita or curled up in a wrap. Bravo!
Just made it. Great recipe!
This recipe was soooo delicious! I did sub with Basil and instead of mayo, used Greek yogurt instead. Also, didn’t have a red pepper, so used tomatoes.
Delicious! Made two batches- one with celery, and one without. Both were so satisfying. Thank you!
Amazing!! Before I stopped eating meat I never cared for chicken salad, but this recipe is so good I keep making it all the time. Everyone, meat eaters included, seems to enjoy it as well.
Om nom nom. Approved by the husband all 3 kids, so this stuff is magic! I told them to try a new recipe for chicky salad so they would give it a try and they loved it. My 3 year old calls it Chicken Bawk Bawk so now Chicken Bawk Bawk sandwiches are a favorite at our house. Thanks for the recipe!
That is such a cute name!!
We loved it! The supermarket dill wasn’t looking too hot so we skipped that ingredient. It was still delicious.
New to plant based diet and was looking for something fairly quick to make for lunch. I didn’t have all the ingredients so just used what was in my crisper and it still turned out great! I added a very ripe avocado that blended nicely with the mashed chick peas, cherry tomatoes and green onions. I didn’t have any dill so I used up the last of my relish and mustard, fresh basil, a wee bit of minced banana pepper from my garden, and garlic powder. Yummy! For me, I think this will be one of those recipes that will never be the same twice as I will always just add whatever is on hand but this is a fantastic base recipe that anyone can expand on.
What a delicious recipe! Loved the flavors & how filling it was! Thank you!
This recipe is super yummy and lends itself very well to substitutions. We make it religiously ever since getting the cook book. Perfect for picky eaters, big and small. Sometimes I put in a little bit of powdered nori and a dash of old bay for a tuna-like flavor that the kids like better than tuna salad, even though they are not vegan.
Winner, winner, not a chicken dinner!
OMG, i just made this! Where has it been all my life?! I’m not vegan but always looking for a healthy alternative as I am pregnant and wanted to incorporate more healthy things into my diet. I will make this again and again. Thanks!