Easiest Way to Make Yummy Chickpeas Chicken Salad

Chickpeas Chicken Salad. Perfect for parties, picnics, and potlucks. This chickpea salad is a vegetarian version of a classic chicken salad--and, thus, can be eaten in the exact same way. Let's be clear, though: it doesn't taste like chicken, but it is a delicious (and fiber-packed) vegetarian alternative!

Inspired by and adapted from the "Perfected Chickpea Salad" in the Oh She Glows cookbook With a delicious combination of hearty chickpeas, grilled chicken, silky avocados crunchy veggies and a light vinaigrette, it's a full meal in a bowl. This chickpea chicken salad speaks for itself- hopefully no fancy pictures necessary. You can have Chickpeas Chicken Salad using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chickpeas Chicken Salad

1. You need 1 cup of boiled black chickpeas.
2. Prepare 1 cup of green lentil ( AL-Dante.
3. It's 1 of small bowl boiled chicken.
4. It's 1 of medium sized cucumber chunks.
5. It's 1 of Tomato chopped.
6. It's As needed of Some iceberg Lettuce.
7. You need of for french vinaigrette dressing :----.
8. It's 2 tsp of virgin olive oil.
9. It's 3 tsp of vinegar.
10. It's 3 tsp of lemon juice.
11. It's as needed of Thousand island dressing sauce (easily available).
12. It's 1 tsp of Black pepper.
13. You need to taste of Salt.
14. You need as needed of Mint leaf for garnish.

This faux chicken salad is a perfect vegetarian stand-in for the real thing. It's hearty and flavorful, with a bit of crunch thanks to the celery and slivered almonds. You can make it vegan by using a vegan mayo. This Chickpea Salad Sandwich is truly the Ultimate!

Chickpeas Chicken Salad instructions

1. Soaked chickpeas & green lentil in a water overnight.Ensure the watr level is well above the chickpeas level..
2. Boil chickpeas and green lentil in watr until soft. Cook the chickpeas and green lentil and drain off the water keep it aside for 15 min..
3. Take a Large bowl put on the boiled chickpeas and green lentil and boiled chicken.Add finely cucumber chunks& Tomato and iceberg lettuce to the bowl..
4. Add dressing olive oil,lemon juice,vinegar,Thousand island sauce,black pepper,salt,garnish with mint leaf.
5. Toss the salad well and serve as a morning or evening snack..

Loaded with chickpeas, crunchy veggies, slivered almonds, & a tangy oil-free mayo, it's a perfect lunch. There's nothing quite like the nostalgia of a Chicken Salad Sandwich. Don't worry though — no poultry was harmed in the making of these sammies! My chickpea "no-chicken" salad is a must-have staple in your recipe book. I love and serve it many different ways, but my favorite is just putting a scoop of it on some greens.