High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Vegan Fresh Chickpea Cucumber Salad
This bright, herby salad is the kind of dish that makes you want to eat more vegetables — packed with creamy chickpeas, crisp cucumber, juicy cherry tomatoes, and a double hit of fresh parsley and mint that keeps every bite lively. The dressing is built entirely from scratch using olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and ground cumin, so there's zero chance of sneaky sweeteners hiding in a bottled sauce. That matters more than people realize, since store-bought dressings and canned sauces are some of the most common places high fructose corn syrup quietly shows up. Here, every single ingredient is whole and recognizable, which means you can toss this together with total confidence. A quick ten-minute rest lets the chickpeas soak up all that citrusy, cumin-spiced dressing before you serve it, making the flavors deeper and more cohesive than a salad this simple has any right to be. It works beautifully as a light lunch, a side dish at a cookout, or meal-prepped ahead for the week.
About FigFig is a food discovery app that helps you find foods and recipes that fit your dietary needs. Whether you have food allergies, intolerances, or follow a specific diet, Fig makes it easy to eat with confidence.
Learn more →Ingredients
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.
Want the full recipe?
Create a Fig account for step-by-step instructions, access to our full recipe library, and more!