Curried Chickpea Salad & Sandwich

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Probably the most delicious curried chickpea salad ever! A healthy, protein-rich, and quickly prepared chickpea salad with curry that also makes for a stunning vegan curried chickpea salad sandwich!

Table of Contents

• Ingredients
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Variations
• Storage
• More Chickpea Recipes You’ll Love
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Hello Curry Fans! This curried chickpea salad recipe is an absolute keeper, crowd-pleaser, and one of my favorite recipes with chickpeas. It’s healthy, high in protein, full of fiber, incredibly delicious, crunchy, fresh, vegan, gluten-free, super quick, and easy to prepare.

Curried chickpea salad is made with cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans), cashews, grapes, carrots, fresh cilantro, curry powder, and vegan mayo! This slightly sweet version of chickpea salad is reminiscent of oriental cuisine. A successful combination between salty and sweet!

As it somehow reminds of curried chicken salad, you might even call it vegan curried chicken salad! It does make for a stunning vegan sandwich filling! However, this is up to interpretation! Feel free to substitute the chickpeas with a vegan chicken alternative to make it taste even more real.

Curried chickpea salad can be served as a salad for lunch or dinner. It is a very healthy and protein-rich meal. Also suitable for an office lunch or meal prep in general! I love to serve some freshly toasted bread with it!

The second-best way to serve it: Vegan Chickpea Salad Sandwich! With whole wheat or multigrain bread, fresh lettuce, and fresh cilantro! The low-carb version of this would be served as wraps with corn tortillas!

Ingredients

See recipe card for quantities.

• Chickpeas → The main ingredient. Chickpeas contain a lot of protein and fiber. Use canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans) to prepare this recipe quickly. 
• Cashews, Carrot, Grapes → Provide a fantastic bite and flavor! The sweet taste of grapes makes an incredible addition to this salad (use seedless grapes if possible).
• Vegan Mayo → For the creaminess!
• Curry Powder, Lemon Juice, Cilantro → For seasoning! The curry powder gives this salad a wonderful curry flavor (curry goes well with chickpeas), the cilantro provides an oriental touch!

Step-by-Step Instructions

This visual step-by-step instruction will help you along the way – definitely recommended if you’re a cooking beginner! 

• Drain and rinse chickpeas. Place them in a large bowl, then mash the chickpeas slightly using the back of a fork or potato masher (I love it if some chickpeas are mashed and some are still whole).

• Roughly chop and toast cashew nuts. Finely dice the carrot. Roughly chop grapes, scallion, and cilantro. Add with vegan mayonnaise, curry powder, and lemon juice to the mashed chickpeas.

• Toss to combine. Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
• Serve as is, or turn it into a chickpea curry sandwich with sliced bread of choice and lettuce!

Variations

• Grapes: If not available, substitute with a handful of finely sliced fresh & soft Medjool dates. Raisins will work too.
• Substitute scallion with shallot or red onion.
• Add a pinch of onion powder and garlic powder.
• Vegetarian: Use regular mayo instead of vegan mayo.

Storage

Store curried chickpea salad in an airtight container in the fridge. Keeps fresh for 3-4 days.

More Chickpea Recipes You’ll Love

• Vegan Chickpea “Egg” Salad
• Vegan Chickpea “Tuna” Salad & Sandwich
• Greek Chickpea Salad
• Homemade Hummus
• Oven Roasted Chickpeas
• Vegan BBQ Chickpea Wraps

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