Description
This **Chickpea Feta Avocado Salad** is a vibrant, satisfying, and nutrient-rich dish made with creamy avocado, hearty chickpeas, tangy feta, and crisp vegetables. Perfect as a no-lettuce salad, it’s refreshing, protein-packed, and comes together in just 15 minutes. Ideal for summer dinners, healthy meal prep, or camp lunch ideas, this colorful bowl proves that whole-food recipes can be both wholesome and crave-worthy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (15 oz / 425g) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 ripe avocado, diced
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 small cucumber, chopped
- 1/3 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or mint
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Optional: kalamata olives, quinoa, or bell peppers
Instructions
- Prepare chickpeas: Rinse and drain chickpeas, then place in a mixing bowl.
- Chop vegetables: Dice cucumber, halve cherry tomatoes, and finely dice red onion. Add to bowl.
- Make dressing: Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
- Toss salad: Pour dressing over the chickpea mixture and toss gently to combine.
- Add final touches: Dice avocado and fold it in along with crumbled feta and fresh herbs.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately or chill in the fridge. Add avocado just before serving for freshness.
Notes
- Use ripe but firm avocados for best texture.
- Lemon juice helps keep avocado fresh and prevents browning.
- Soak red onion in lemon juice to mellow sharpness.
- If prepping ahead, store salad base and add avocado + feta just before serving.
- Easily customizable: add quinoa, olives, or change up herbs for variety.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Dinner, Healthy
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Chickpea Feta Avocado Salad, No Lettuce Salad, Healthy Summer Salad, Avocado Dinner Recipe, High Protein Vegetarian Salad