This Curry Chickpea Salad is a fast and easy no-cook lunch that's perfect for summer. Light, fresh, filling, tangy, and flavorful!
Chickpeas
Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are an incredibly versatile and delicious legume with a small, round shape and buttery texture. While the most common variety sold in the U.S. is a light tan color, chickpeas actually come in a variety of colors including green, black, and red. These tasty little beans are high and fiber, protein, and minerals making them a favorite for use in vegetarian and vegan recipes. But you don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy chickpeas! They add delicious flavor and texture to any meal.
Easy Chickpea Recipes
Canned chickpeas are incredibly easy to add to recipes. Once drained you can simply add them cold to recipes like salads, wrap sandwiches, or purée them into a delicious bowl of hummus. Canned chickpeas also make a quick addition to soups, pilafs, or curries. No pre-cooking needed, just stir them right in and heat through!
Chickpea Salads
Salads are perhaps one of the easiest ways to use chickpeas and they can turn an otherwise light meal into something more hearty and filling. Try our Scallion Herb Chickpea Salad, Lemony Artichoke and Quinoa Salad, or Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing. No matter what kind of salad you’re making, adding a few chickpeas is sure to make it extra filling and flavorful!
Dinner Recipes with Chickpeas
Of course, chickpeas are great for much more than just salads! Chickpeas make a fantastic main course as well. Chickpeas incorporate well into rice dishes, like Spanish Chickpeas and Rice or Spinach and Chickpea Rice Pilaf. Their firm texture makes chickpeas great for adding to soup, like Easy Vegetarian Minestrone or Smoky Potato and Chickpea Stew. Chickpeas are also the perfect addition to saucy dishes, like curry. Try Easy Cauliflower and Chickpea Masala, or Chana Saag Curry.
Vegetarian and Vegan Chickpea Recipes
Chickpeas are a favorite ingredient for vegetarian and vegan recipes because they’re so versatile and have a wonderfully high protein content. Try some of our vegetarian and vegan recipes that take advantage of chickpeas, like Moroccan Lentil and Vegetable Stew, Curried Chickpeas with Spinach, or Sriracha Chickpea Salad Wraps.
Hummus in Every Flavor
Perhaps one of the most well-known uses for chickpeas is hummus. This tasty spread is made with chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, and oil. But with a few extra add-ins, you can make a new flavor of hummus for every day of the week. Check out our basic Homemade Hummus recipe, plus three easy flavor combinations, or explore a little further and try Sriracha Hummus, Roasted Poblano Hummus, or even Pesto Hummus!
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