Cinnamon Free Vegan Fresh Chickpea Cucumber Salad
This bright, herb-forward salad is the kind of dish that earns a permanent spot in your weekly rotation. Juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber, and hearty chickpeas come together with a punchy lemon-cumin dressing that makes every bite feel fresh and satisfying. The dressing leans on citrus and warm spice rather than anything sweet or warming like cinnamon, so it's completely safe for anyone avoiding that particular ingredient — no label-reading required. Fresh parsley and mint add a cooling, aromatic lift that keeps the whole bowl feeling light even though the chickpeas make it genuinely filling. A short ten-minute rest before serving is the secret step that lets the legumes soak up all that lemony goodness. It works beautifully as a standalone lunch, a side at a summer cookout, or packed into a container for meal prep that actually holds up in the fridge.
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4 servings
- 2 cans (15 oz each) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 english cucumber, cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ⅓ cup red onion, finely diced
- ⅓ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 ½ lemons)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, ground cumin, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes, if using, until combined.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, parsley, and mint.
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