Curried Chickpea Salad
My curried chickpea salad (vegan or not!) is a wonderful plant based version of a classic curried chicken salad ~ this recipe is so fresh and delicious you won't miss the meat at all.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
curried mayonnaise dressing
- 1/3 cup vegan mayonnaise or regular mayonnasie
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- pinch of salt
- squeeze of lemon juice
chickpea salad
- 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained and well rinsed.
- 2 Tbsp finely minced red onion
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped cucumber
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped celery (I love the inner ribs and leaves)
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro or parsley
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped apple
- 2 Tbsp golden raisins (chop if very large)
- 1 Tbsp dried cranberries
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Stir together the mayonnaise with the curry powder and turmeric, to combine thoroughly. Add a bit of salt and a squeeze of lemon juice, to taste. Set aside to let the flavors develop.
- Put about 3/4 of the drained and rinsed chickpeas into a small food processor and pulse just until broken up. Don't process too long, you want to retain lots of texture. Alternatively you can mash them with the back of a fork.
- Put the crushed chickpeas in a salad bowl, along with the reserved whole chickpeas.
- Add the rest of the salad ingredients and toss gently. Add a good dollop of the dressing (you may not need it all) and toss again to thoroughly coat everything. Taste and add salt and pepper if you like. You may want an additional squeeze of lemon.
- Refrigerate the salad until ready to serve. Plan to use within a week.
Notes
Remember salads are one of the easiest types of recipes to customize to your own taste. Feel free to leave out or add what you like.
Why do I make the dressing separately instead of mixing everything up together at one time? I like to mix the curry mayo first to allow the curry flavors to 'bloom' first.
Nutrition
Calories: 335 kcal · Carbohydrates: 41 g · Protein: 10 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 119 mg · Potassium: 410 mg · Fiber: 9 g · Sugar: 13 g · Vitamin A: 71 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 63 mg · Iron: 4 mg
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