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Chickpea Taco Salad (Vegan + Gluten Free)

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This vegan and gluten free chickpea taco salad is super simple to whip up! Canned chickpeas are tossed with spices and salsa in a skillet and then added to salad greens with a fresh chopped veggies and roasted sweet potato.

Chickpea Taco Salad | Vegan, Easy

Pssst…. Salad doesn’t have to be boring! This easy chickpea taco salad is a perfect example of how you can make a filling salad at home that also tastes delicious.

I love salads that are overloaded with tasty toppings like this chickpea taco salad! We still had some chickpeas leftover in the freezer from the batch we cooked up last week so I seasoned them up with onion, cumin, salsa, garlic, and oregano and tossed them onto some salad greens. I’m sharing the recipe for the chickpeas here, but the rest of the salad is up to you!

Taco Salad Topping Suggestions

Seriously, you can use whatever veggies you have on hand to toss on there. I included red onion, orange bell pepper, cucumber, roasted sweet potatoes, corn, avocado, and corn tortilla strips. Serve with your favorite ranch dressing, a drizzle of hot sauce, squeeze of lime, and some chopped cilantro.

Chickpea Taco Salad | Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free

A Couple Tips to Speed Up Prep Time

Recipes like this chickpea taco salad are great for weeknights when you don’t want to do a lot of cooking. You could even chop up your ingredients on the weekend to make prep even faster. I usually roast a couple of sweet potatoes in the oven on Sunday so I have them on hand to add into tasty salads like this one throughout the week.

Looking for more salad recipes? Check out these!

  • Vegan Taco Salad with Chipotle Cashew Dressing
  • Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
  • Roasted Cauliflower, Feta, and Lentil Salad
  • Buffalo Tempeh Salads
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Chickpea Taco Salad | Vegan, Easy

Chickpea Taco Salad

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
  • Author: Deborah Davis
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 3 1x
  • Category: Entree, Main Dish, Salad
  • Method: Stove-Top, Fresh
  • Cuisine: Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free
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Description

This chickpea taco salad is super simple to whip up and can be easily adapted to ingredients you already have on hand.


Ingredients

For the Chickpeas:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained (~1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Dash of cayenne pepper
  • 1/3 cup salsa
  • Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

For the Salad:

  • 5 oz. package spring greens
  • Corn
  • Avocado
  • Dressing (I used ranch)
  • Tortilla chips
  • Red Onion
  • Chopped Cilantro
  • Hot Sauce (I used Cholula brand)
  • Cucumber
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Chopped bell pepper
  • Roasted sweet potatoes

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet for 1 minute. Add the onion and saute for 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add the chickpeas, garlic, cumin, oregano, cayenne, and salsa. Saute until liuqid from salsa has cooked off and thickened, about 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
  2. Assemble salads according to ingredients you have on hand. Chickpeas make 3 servings.

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Vegan chickpea taco salad


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  1. gretchen | kumquat says

    February 21, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    this looks amazing! if only i could dig in through the screen… my kinda grub, for sure!

    Reply
    • Dietitian Debbie says

      February 21, 2017 at 11:47 pm

      Thanks! I know I’m looking forward to the leftovers! I could eat this taco salad for days. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Denise Barratt says

    February 21, 2017 at 8:27 pm

    This taco bowl is absolutely beautiful and I look foward to making it and especially eating it! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Dietitian Debbie says

      February 21, 2017 at 11:45 pm

      Yes! Eating it is the best part. 😉

      Reply
  3. Casey the College Celiac says

    February 22, 2017 at 4:16 am

    Absolutely stunning! I haven’t had a taco salad in ages, but this is definitely calling my name…

    Reply

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