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Chickpea and Lentil Salad

April 1, 2015 (last updated January 12, 2021)

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Chickpea and Lentil Salad

I enjoy waking up with the splendid sunlight in the morning. It sets a great energy to start a day.

I don’t always think of food when I get up since I  have lots chores to take care of in the morning. I, however, had yearning of a simple salad that I can use the ingredients I already have in my kitchen – – something light and refreshing without too much work of making the fancy dressing…

I always keep a few cans of beans and lentils, and I also happened to have some cucumbers, tomatoes, red cabbage, and goat cheese. How convenient!

Chickpea Lentil Salad

So here is my chickpea and lentil salad with various crunch vegetables and cheese. I think this is a perfect vegetarian salad if the cheese can be part of the vegetarian diet, and it is also gluten-free.

It is a super simple salad dressed with lemon and olive oil. I also have mint growing in my backyard, so I added a little bit. Oh, the fragrance! If you don’t have mint or you don’t like the fragrance of mint in your salad, you can substitute with fresh parsley. That would be equally tasty.

Chickpeas and lentil

 Rinse and drain your chickpeas and lentils.

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Combine with chopped tomatoes, cucumber, red cabbage, green onion. I like to remove the seeds from the cucumber and tomato.

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Add some fresh mint or Parsley. Too much mint can overpower the salad. About 1 tablespoon should be enough. You can add more amount if using parsley.

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Add some lemon zest, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and olive oil. Toss gently.

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I also added some goat cheese. Feta cheese would be good as well.

Chickpea Lentil Salad

 A bowl of colorful salad is ready!

Chickpeas and lentils are quite filling and I love the fresh taste of lemon and mint combination. This is not only a perfect salad to eat as is for a simple meal, but will serve as a great side salad for a main course.  I had a visitor last week, so I served this salad with dry rub grilled chicken breast as a dinner and it was a big hit. I realize that people do love chickpeas and lentils these days. That’s a cool thing!

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Chickpea and Lentil Salad

Holly Ford
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Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can 15 oz, 425 g chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can 15 oz, 425 g lentils, drained rinsed
  • 1 cucumber seeded and chopped
  • 1 to mato seeded and chopped
  • 1/4 small red cabbage shredded
  • 2 green onion finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 3 tablespoon fresh parsley
  • 2/3 cup crumbled goat cheese or feta cheese
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2-3 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients and toss well. Serve immediately or chilled.
  • However, do not chill more than 1 hour.

Notes

If need to prepare in advance, combine all the ingredients except the lemon zest & juice, salt and pepper. Chill them in the fridge before ready to serve. Toss in lemon zest & juice and season with salt & pepper right before to serve.
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Filed Under: Archives, Gluten Free, Side Dishes, Vegetarian, Western Recipes Tagged With: Chickpeas, Cucumber, Lentil, Mint

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Comments

  1. kitchenriffs says

    April 1, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    I love salads like this! So full of protein and goodness — can’t be beat. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Holly says

      April 2, 2015 at 8:32 am

      I do, too. I like salad that are easy to make and nutritious. This fits the bill.

      Reply
  2. Julia | JuliasAlbum.com says

    April 2, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    What a lovely, fresh salad with healthy ingredients! Perfect lunch, too!

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