Minty Chickpea salad is perfect option for summer season in which we combine boiled white chickpeas with fresh vegetables such as cucumber, tomatoes, onion, and coriander and lemon juice. To give Indian touch, we added instant pudina chutney version as dressing.
Chickpeas are rich in iron, protein, and folic acid. Curd and mint both add the tangy flavor with increase the level of calcium and vitamin. Chill this salad always before serving. Even you can serve this salad with boiled pastas or canapes as snack or starter.
I shared this recipe under the kids delight theme summer salad for Blogging Marathon June series. Hope kids love it. You can replace the white chickpeas with black chickpeas or green chickpeas. Both are great source of protein and iron.
For more variation, you can add lettuce, iceberg, rocket leaves, corn and more ingredients.
Here you can check more salad recipes: Mango and Chickpea Salad, Broccoli Strawberry Salad, Lettuce Salad, Pineapple cucumber and tomato Salad, Sprouts and corn Salad.
What we need to make chickpea salad:
2 Cups White Chickpeas, Boiled
1/2 Cup Tomato, Cubes
1/2 Cup Cucumber, Cubes
1/2 Cup Onion, Chopped
2 Tbsps. Mint Leaves, Roughly Chopped
2 Tbsps. Coriander Leaves, Chopped
Salt to Taste
1/4 Cup Mint Chutney
How to prepare Chickpea Salad:
Combine mint leaves, coriander leaves, curd, salt, pepper powder, sugar and lemon juice and blend till to smooth consistency dip. Keep aside. Combine chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, onion, coriander leaves, mint leaves in large bowl. Add mint dressing and mix well. Serve chilled.
Minty Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 2 Cups White Chickpeas, Boiled
- 1/2 Cup Tomato, Cubes
- 1/2 Cup Cucumber, Cubes
- 1/2 Cup Onion, Chopped
- 2 Tbsps. Mint Leaves, Roughly Chopped
- 2 Tbsps. Coriander Leaves, Chopped
- Salt to Taste
- 1/4 Cup Mint Chutney
Instructions
- Combine mint leaves, coriander leaves, curd, salt, pepper powder, sugar and lemon juice and blend till to smooth consistency dip. Keep aside.
- Combine chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, onion, coriander leaves, mint leaves in large bowl. Add mint dressing and mix well. Serve chilled.
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I love this salad so much that whenever I boil chickpea, keep a bowl separate for myself to make this salad. By adding mint chutney, you have made it more flavorsome.
That’s an excellent way to make salad, the mint chutney must have been a wonderful dressing to this salad..good one!
Simple,yet healthy and filling salad.
Nutritious and aromatic chickpea salad, give me that bowl.. Feel like finishing that bowl rite now.
Yummy chickpea salad Preeti. I love the addition of mit chutney for the Indian touch.
Chickpeas are one of my favorite protein-packed ingredient that I can have in any form. This salad sounds like a wonderful idea to enjoy chickpeas.
I love chickpeas in any form , a salad with chickpeas would be light and delicious !
My kids and myself love chick peas salad and I make it often. We have the ease of canned chick peas here and that makes it even more easier. Love the mint chutney dressing.
Yum , healthy and delicious Salad.
A filling and healthy salad. A good way to get kids to enjoy their veggies.
I love the flavor of mint and is a great addition to the salad.
fresh mint always goes great in summer salads – delicious flavor profile
Chickpeas are one of my favourite beans and this salad is a wonderful way to have them. Lovely pick!