Curried Chickpea Salad

This Curried Chickpea Salad recipe is a simple salad made with garbanzo beans, raisins, pecans, parsley and celery all tossed in a delicious curry salad dressing. What I love about this curry chickpea salad is the flavors get better with time as the chickpeas have a chance to marinate in the curry salad dressing.

This simple chickpea salad comes together in about 15 minutes and makes a great side dish to grilled chicken or fish, or enjoy this vegan chickpea salad as a main.

This quick and easy curry chickpea salad is full of delicious flavors and its ready to eat in just 15 minutes. This is a perfect salad for lunch, dinner or potluck that you can easily make ahead of time.

Chickpea Salad Recipe

• Canned garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) – I use low-sodium canned garbanzo beans for this recipe.
• Fresh celery – Celery adds a nice crunch to this salad.
• Raisins – The sweetness of raisins mellows the earthiness of curry flavor.
• Toasted pecans – You could use walnuts, but I like pecans for this salad best. They also add a nice crunch to the mix.
• Flat leaf cilantro (or parsley) – You could use parsley if you want, but cilantro with the curry and raisins makes this salad pretty addictive!
• Curry salad dressing – This curry salad dressing is so easy to make and it tastes amazing.

How to Make Chickpea Salad

This chickpea salad comes together in about 15 minutes start-to-finish.

1. Make dressing. Whisk the ingredients together in a small bowl.
2. Prepare ingredients:  In a large bowl add the garbanzo beans, chopped celery, raisins, pecans and parsley.
3. Toss with dressing:  Pour the chickpea salad dressing over the bean mixture and toss to coat well.
4. Seasoning:  Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
5. Enjoy: Serve on a bed of mixed greens or enjoy as is.

Curried Salad Dressing

This is a delicious curry salad dressing that comes together in a pinch. All you do is whisk the ingredients together in a small bowl. You can also add everything in a mason jar, seal the lid, and shake well.

• Lime juice (about 2 limes)
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Curry powder
• Turmeric
• Cumin
• Pure maple syrup
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Are Garbanzo Beans the Same as Chickpeas

Yes!  When you’re buying chickpeas whether dried or in a can, the label will likely say “garbanzo beans” on it. 

Looking for More Recipes With Chickpeas? 

• Spinach and Chickpeas
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• Chickpea Stew
• Easy Chickpea Crepes
• Coconut Curry Soup with Chickpeas
• Mediterranen Bean Salad
• Strawberry Salad
• Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
• Italian Chopped Salad
• Italian Sloppy Joes

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Yield: 6 servings

Curried Chickpea Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

This Curried Chickpea Salad recipe is a simple salad made with garbanzo beans, raisins, pecans, parsley and celery all tossed in a delicious curry salad dressing. What I love about this curry chickpea salad is the flavors get better with time as the chickpeas have a chance to marinate in the curry salad dressing.

Ingredients

• 2 15-ounce cans garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas)
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro (or flat leaf parsley), chopped

For the Curry Dressing

• 2 tablespoons lime juice (about 2 limes)
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Salad

1. In a large bowl add the garbanzo beans, celery, raisins, pecans and parsley.
2. Pour the dressing over the bean mixture and toss to coat well.
3. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
4. Serve on a bed of mixed greens or enjoy as is.

For the Dressing

1. In a small bowl, mix the lime juice, olive oil, curry powder, turmeric, cumin and maple syrup.  Blend well.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 405Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 67mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 12gSugar: 14gProtein: 13g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.