Tomato Chickpea Salad
This post was sponsored by S&W Beans and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.
Simple, easy and fresh ingredients are the key to this delicious Tomato Chickpea Salad. You can use it as a side dish or eat it as the main with some protein. Either way, this salad is yummy.
Can we talk about chickpeas for a minute? Lately I’ve become obsessed with them and love to put them in everything. But what is the actual name for these yummy beans? Is it chickpea or garbanzo bean? And why do they have two names? Is anyone else confused by this because I sure am.
When I was thinking about creating this recipe, I knew I wanted some sort beans in it. Since I’m crazy about chickpeas I knew I needed to add them to the salad. I also knew I had to use S&W Beans. Have you ever tried them? If not than you’re really missing out guys. They have a variety of beans from kidney, pinto, black and garbanzo beans. Here’s a coupon so you can try S&W Beans yourself.
Okay, okay back to the salad recipe. Do you like salads? Or are you blah about them?
I’m a sucker for a fresh salad. The fresher the better and man oh man do I love crunchy veggies. That’s why this salad is perfect in my opinion. It’s loaded with all sorts of good for you veggies.
And get this, it takes only 10 minutes to throw it together. You do need to let it sit for about 30 minutes, so the flavors can marry, but other than that it’s an easy peazy side recipe. I was thinking about the up coming holidays the other day (oh my goodness I can’t even believe I just typed that) and knew that this Tomato Chickpea Salad would be perfect for a potluck, side dish at Thanksgiving or even a party.
I’m all about simple throw together things during the busy months and this salad is perfect for that. So next time your thinking about what to make as a side or what beans to use, remember this post and recipe. I promise you’ll be happy you did.
Get the Recipe: Tomato Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 15 ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup black beans
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 bell pepper, any color, chopped
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl or measuring glass, add the dressing ingredients and stir together.
- Add all salad ingredients into a large bowl and stir to combine.
- Pour in the dressing, stir, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
