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Curried Chickpea Salad

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In my next life, I’d like to come back as this salad. I mean why be a dolphin or The Food Babe or Harry Styles when you could be THIS.

Curried Chickpea Salad

Can you guess from my last post that I haven’t exactly felt like cooking lately? The stupendousness of this salad stems from the fact that you needn’t cook to make it appear in your kitch. If you can use a can opener and chop a pepper, you can make this salad. I mean the directions literally have two steps. That’s one less than three. I have faith in you.

Spring has gone and sprung all up in these curried chickpeas. It may not be seventy degrees outside, but between my new obsession with One Direction and eating this foodgasmic concoction right out of the serving bowl, I’m like 104% content.

Those colors! GAH.

Curried Chickpea Salad

Let’s all just stare at that picture for one more moment.

Okay. Now go ahead and listen to “Stockholm Syndrome” and “Change Your Ticket.” One Direction…heart eye emoji.

All this excitement is almost too much to handle.

Can you tell that this is one of those posts where the recipe is so freaking tasty that the post could never in a million years do it justice? I know you’re technically not allowed to have a favorite recipe nor a favorite child, but we all know they exist. I don’t want to hurt my other salads’ feelings or anything but in all honesty, this bad boy is up there with my favorite recipes of ALL TIME in the HISTORY of my blogging LIFE. All three and three fourths years of it.

Curried Chickpea Salad

My blog is a toddler.

But this is not toddler food.

Curried Chickpea Salad

I pray to the chickpea gods to give me the strength to not eat this all in one sitting. Because I really want some for lunch tomorrow. And for breakfastsnackdinnerdessert.

CHICKPEAS FOR PRESIDENT.

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Curried Chickpea Salad

★★★★★ 4.8 from 25 reviews
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 5 1x
  • Category: Salad
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Description

This flavorful curried chickpea salad is packed with fresh herbs, veggies, and raisins for the perfect healthy meal or side dish.

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Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp water
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

For the salad:

  • 2–15oz cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/2 small bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup cashews, chopped

Instructions

  1. Whisk together all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. I blended mine in my nutribullet.
  2. Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss to combine.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 379
  • Sugar: 17g
  • Sodium: 837mg
  • Fat: 15g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 10g
  • Trans Fat: 0mg
  • Carbohydrates: 54g
  • Fiber: 13g
  • Protein: 14g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg

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Comments

  2. Just when I thought I’d come back as Pauly Shore, you slam dunk me with this salad…I’d love to be reincarnated as it too. The colaaah, yes! The flavaaah, yes! I want the whole thing right now, please and thank you!

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  5. Just when I thought I couldn’t get more obsessed with your recipes… I make your vegan chocolate banana muffins regularly for snacks and I just made your avocado bean burgers over the weekend. And NOW I see myself making this salad very, very soon. I love anything “curried” and I clearly love your recipes lately.
    I just need to take a road trip to Alchemy. I’m in Pittsburgh… not that far away, right??

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  6. I was obsessed with One Direction a few months ago…Not sure why that obsession disappeared. Now I am back on the Taylor Swift and country music obsession…I think because so many songs are about summer and it just makes me happy!

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  8. Curried chickpea salad *definitely* sounds like something I need in my life! The tahini, curry powder, and cilantro must make for a super flavorful combination. Can’t wait to try this!

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    • I just made this for dinner tonight, and it was fantastic!! I added in some grated carrot, which seemed to go together with everything else really nicely. Thanks for creating such a wonderful recipe – I’ll definitely be making this again!

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  9. Your blog posts always make me smile! The sauce for this looks pretty darn amazing. Giving it a go soon – need to get myself some maple syrup and we are on!

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  10. I would love to come back as this salad! It’s so pretty, it makes Megan Fox look like a turd. You know, I haven’t typed that word in so long, I’m not even sure if I spelled it right. It looks weird. But maybe I should stop talking about turds on a food blog. :)

    My point is, I LOVE this salad and the fact that it takes one less than three steps to make. Pinned!

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  11. made this last night and seriously could have eaten the whole batch myself – delicious!

    ★★★★★

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  12. I made this for dinner along with roasted zucchini and broccoli and it was delicious!! I live in Columbus so I need to stop by Alchemy. Thank you for the recipe!!

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  14. I love this salad! I think I’ll be eating it everyday! I’ve already made it three times. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

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  15. I just made it and yes, it is one of the best saladas I´ve had in my life! The tahini gives the perfect texture, it´s so creamy, yet, very healthy! Thanks for sharing, it is a perfect recipe to show off with guests! How did you discover such an amazing combination? I always wonder about this things…

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  16. Yum! Made it for dinner & loved it. Best part? It’s easy enough for the bf to make & he loved it too. We literally high-fived each other at the dinner table after one bite. Thanks for posting & all that you do.

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  17. I can’t even with this salad! I made it last night to have for lunches this week. It’s incredible! So many different flavors. So satisfying. So beautiful due to all the colors. You knocked it out of the park with this one, lady!

    ★★★★★

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      • Alexis, I made this salad and I’ll admit, it only lasted 3 meals b/c I ate so much at each sitting. My dilemma comes in the curry. I love curry but I don’t know how to pick it! Are there brands that are just too cheap to be good? (like store brands) or are they all sort of created equal? I ask because mine seemed to taste gritty.

        Thanks!

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  18. ERRRRRRR MYYYYYY GERDDDDDDD I’m literally shoveling this into my mouth as I type this & it is SO DELISH. I can’t even. Thank you for this magic. I’m about to Instaslam my new love, aka this salad, so I’ll be sure to shout you out!

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  20. I just had this heated up for lunch topped with a runny egg and some sriracha – SO GOOD

    ★★★★★

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  23. Just made this salad and i keep saying “mmmm” and “damn this is so GOOD” even though i love alone and i probably sound weird right now. thanks for the great recipe!

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  24. I stopped by a vegan spot for lunch yesterday and had a delicious curry chickpea salad. I immediately started looking for a recipe to try and found your site. Made it this morning for my lunch and it’s great! Can’t wait to try more of your recipes, especially the salads. Lunch has been the most challenging meal of the day for me to stay on track with my eating goals. But I’m confident that if I have a few delicious salads in my back pocket, I can do it.

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  26. I could weep with joy over this salad. I doubled it and am so glad I did. Left out the oil, ’cause that’s what I do, but followed your instructions otherwise. UH-MAZE-ING.

    <3

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  27. Alexis is this the yummy salad we had at Alchemy when we were visiting from Portland, Oregon? My husband still talks about the “best roast beef sandwich” he’s ever had. :)

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  31. Is it correct that the entire recipe is one serving? Maybe I’m reading the nutrition information wrong…

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  32. This just made my top 5 salads ever. The flavour combination was amazing. I did omit cilantro and doubled the green onion though.

    But omg.

    ★★★★★

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  33. For some reason this dressing didn’t work for me. Had a sour aftertaste, not enjoyable. Any idea what I did wrong?

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  34. Can I say this salad is my savior? I like to eat healthy (lots of protein and veggies) but I’m really, really, REALLY lazy in the kitchen. I’m not even giving meal prepping a go because I just don’t want to do all that stuff on a Sunday when I could be lazing around listening to… um… One Direction? :D This meal is perfect! I’m probably going to have this 2 or 3 times a week now. Haha!

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  36. I made this for a party this past weekend. Huge hit! Even my wife, a chick pea detractor, said it was one of the best salads she’s ever had. I will use this recipe as a base to experiment with other veggies and fruit over time. Thanks!

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  38. Love this recipe. I am going to make it very shortly. I was just wondering if you do anything with the aquafaba. Hope you don’t drain it off. There are so many recipes for it online. Makes vegan lifestyle a lot easier

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  39. Pretty solid recipe. As a hybrid of two dishes it doesn’t quite deliver either at 100% – it’s not as light as bean salad or umami as curry – but by upping the lemon I was able to push it more toward salad domain.

    I definitely recommend this recipe for its healthiness & ease alone!

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  22. […] 6. Curried Chickpea Salad | HummusapienSay hello to a delicious lunch you won’t want to share! Crunchy cashews, bell peppers, raisins, green onion and a creamy curry dressing make a salad for the books. It’ll just get more flavorful in the fridge, so feel free to double it if you’re feeding lots of hungry mouths. Recipe makes 5 servings. […]

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