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Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

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This Quick & Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe is a delicious and simple salad that only needs 5 ingredients. Wonderful as a side dish or as a quick lunch idea.

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

Years ago, I had learned of traditional caprese salads – a simple Italian salad with slices of ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil. It’s seasoned up with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Sometimes balsamic vinegar is used. It’s a beautiful salad, full of great colors.

While I could appreciate the beauty of the traditional caprese salad, I avoided it. Why would I choose a caprese salad with only a few simple ingredients when I could have another type of salad with all sorts of my favorite toppings?

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

Of course, these were my thoughts before I tried it. When I finally gave the caprese salad a try, I felt in absolute love with it. The simple ingredients of it are pure perfection. You don’t need lots of other toppings because it’s that good.

Ever since giving caprese salad a chance, I’ve also fallen for other non-traditional ways of having those amazing flavors. Such as my Caprese Tortilla Pizzas recipe or my Grilled Caprese Zucchini Boats recipe.

Today I’m sharing yet another idea with you: Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe.

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

Just like a traditional caprese salad, the ingredients are simple: chickpeas, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper. Just mix them up and it’s ready to enjoy.

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

It’s good as a easy side dish along with your favorite dinner or as a quick lunch.

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

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Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 C . fresh mozzarella (more if you love cheese, cut into small chunks)
  • 1/2 C . grape or cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 1-2 tbs . balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 C . fresh basil (chopped)
  • 15.5 oz can of chickpeas/garbanzo beans (rinsed and drained)
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
  2. Combine all the ingredients into a medium size bowl mixing well.
  3. Add in the balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon at a time (to taste).
  4. Salt & pepper.
  5. *Makes approximately 2-3 servings. i make this for an easy go-to lunch and store the rest covered in the fridge until needed.

Easy Caprese Chickpea Salad Recipe

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  1. Miz Helen says

    July 8, 2017 at 9:39 am

    Your Caprese Chickpea Salad looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, have a great weekend and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  2. Diana Rambles says

    June 23, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Thanks for sharing this post at the Pin Me Linky Party at Diana Rambles. It will be featured tomorrow as part of a salad recipe collection. It’s also been yummed, pinned and tweeted. Have a great weekend! ~Diana

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  3. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    May 29, 2016 at 9:51 am

    We love chickpeas & this looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. Have a great Memorial Day weekend

    Reply

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