This Apple Cucumber Salad with Chickpeas is one of those recipes that tastes just as fresh as it looks! My dad actually created this salad, and as soon as I tried it I knew it had to be shared!
We love having a fresh, filling salad that’s completely lettuce-free but still packed with plenty of crunch and flavor. The crisp cucumber, juicy tomatoes, chickpeas, and feta are so good together, but the apple is what really makes it special. It adds the perfect touch of sweetness and crunch! It’s tossed with a simple lemon and olive oil dressing, and has easily become one of our favorite bean salads to make!
Apple Chickpea Cucumber Salad
This easy apple chickpea salad is fresh, crunchy, and packed with cucumber, juicy tomatoes, crisp apples, garbanzo beans, onion, and feta. Everything gets tossed in a simple lemon, olive oil, and white wine vinegar dressing for an easy side dish that comes together in about 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 can 15 oz garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 large cucumber chopped
- 1 medium apple cored and chopped
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes halved or quartered
- 1 medium white or yellow onion chopped
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese plus more for topping
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Chop the cucumber and apple into bite-sized pieces. Halve or quarter the tomatoes, depending on their size, and roughly chop the onion.1 large cucumber, 1 medium apple, 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
- Add the garbanzo beans, cucumber, apple, tomatoes, onion, and feta to a large serving bowl.1 can, 1 medium white or yellow onion, ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- Drizzle the olive oil and white wine vinegar over the salad, then squeeze the juice from half a lemon over everything.3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar, Juice of ½ lemon
- Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.¼ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon salt
- Gently toss until everything is evenly coated. Sprinkle additional feta over the top before serving.
Notes
For the best texture, serve this salad shortly after making it so the cucumber and apple stay crisp. If you’re making it ahead, you can combine everything except the dressing and add the olive oil, vinegar, and lemon shortly before serving.
The lemon also helps keep the chopped apple from browning.
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