Dairy Free Vegan Fresh Chickpea Cucumber Salad
Bright, herby, and packed with satisfying texture, this chickpea and cucumber salad is the kind of dish that disappears fast at any table. Juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp English cucumber, and hearty chickpeas get tossed with red onion, fresh parsley, and mint for a combination that feels genuinely refreshing. The dressing is where everything comes alive — a zippy blend of extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and ground cumin that ties every ingredient together beautifully. Because the whole thing is built on whole vegetables, legumes, and a simple olive oil base, there's no dairy to worry about and no substitutions required — it's naturally free of it from the start. That short resting period before serving is worth every minute; it gives the chickpeas time to soak up all that lemony, cumin-spiced dressing so each bite is deeply flavorful rather than just coated. A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes adds a gentle kick if you're into a little heat. This is the kind of effortless, crowd-pleasing salad you'll want to keep on rotation all year long.
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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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