SIMPLE CHICKPEA CHICKEN SALAD – VEGAN
Chickpeas replace chicken in this Simple Chickpea Chicken Salad. Made with hearty chickpeas, sweet grapes, crunchy celery and walnuts and creamy vegan mayo and dijon mustard. All combined into this protein packed, plant-based chicken salad. Only 15 minutes to make and it’s vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free! The perfect healthy dinner or snack.
Author: Pinchmegood/Photo credit to pinchmegood.com
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas (drained, rinsed and patted dry)
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- 2 tablespoons minced dill
- ⅓ cup celery (sliced into small pieces)
- ¼ cup red onion (diced)
- ¼ cup purple grapes (sliced in half)
- ⅛ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tbsps vegan mayo
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Prep the chickpeas. Drain and rinse the chickpeas but placing them into a strainer and running them under some water for 30 seconds, then transfer them to a few clean paper towels to dry.
- Peel the chickpeas. Now, this does involve the slightly tedious task of removing the skins from the chickpeas, which is an essential step that impacts the texture of this chickpea salad. It is effortless to do and only took me about 10 minutes. To remove the skins from the chickpeas: Place each one between your fingers and pull off the skin. You can do this a little faster by placing them between two clean towels and shifting your hands over them.
- Mash the chickpeas. Once all of the skins are removed, discard them, then pour the chickpeas into a medium-size mixing bowl and mash them up using the back of a fork or a potato masher.
- Combine with the rest the ingredients. Add the sliced parsley and dill, celery, red onion, grapes, and walnuts, to the bowl with the chickpeas and lightly toss. Stir in the vegan mayo, dijon mustard and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Serve. Pile this chickpea chicken salad between two slices of whole grain bread, into lettuce cups, or eat it all on it’s own!
