Chickpea Pasta Salad
Make this amazing Chickpea Pasta Salad! This vibrant and wholesome dish is packed with your favorite pasta, flavorful chickpeas, fresh vegetables, aromatic herbs, and a homemade Dijon dressing. Whether you’re looking for a light lunch or a vibrant side dish, this Chickpea Pasta Salad is sure to impress your family and guests.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 358kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chickpeas Pasta Salad:
- 8 ounces dried pasta
- 15 ounces chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 ½ cups cucumbers diced
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes cut in halves
- ⅓ cup fresh herbs green onion, parsley, dill
Ingredients for Salad Dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ¾ tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, add ¼ cup olive oil, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 ½ tbsp Dijon mustard, ¾ tbsp maple syrup, ¼ tsp garlic powder, and ⅛ tsp salt.
- Whisk everything until well combined and set aside.
- Boil a pot of water and cook 8 oz pasta according to the package directions. When done, drain the pasta and let it cool off completely.
- When the pasta is cooled off, add it to a big salad bowl.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas and add it to the pasta.
- Add diced cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, finely chopped green onion, parsley, and dill.
- Pour over Dijon Salad Dressing and toss until all the ingredients are evenly coated with vinaigrette.
Notes
- Salt the pasta water. When cooking pasta, don’t forget to generously salt the water. It will properly season the pasta and will bring up the flavors.
- Cool off pasta. Make sure you cool off the pasta completely before mixing with other ingredients. Hot or warm pasta can make the veggies and herbs look soggy.
- Cucumbers. In my salads, I prefer to use small seedless Persian cucumbers. They have thin skin and great flavor. English or European variety will also work well.
- How to store? You can refrigerate it in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 450mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 509IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 3mg
