Spinach Chickpea Salad Recipe (Vegetarian, Gluten Free)

This spinach chickpea salad recipe is packed with fresh baby spinach and hearty chickpeas in an easy lemon vinaigrette! It’s simple, delicious, and loaded with savory ingredients like cherry tomatoes, walnuts, and creamy feta cheese.

This chickpea and spinach salad is perfect for a summer potluck, BBQ side dish, or an easy plant-based meal prep recipe. This recipe is simple, vegetarian, gluten free, and SO delicious. It’s a fantastic salad for everyone at your table.

This Spinach Chickpea Salad Recipe Is:

• Fresh
• Bright
• Citrusy
• Earthy
• Packed with fresh produce
• Versatile
• Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free
• A great summer side salad for dinner

The Perfect Vegetarian Summer Salad Recipe

This spinach chickpea salad couldn’t be easier to make! Just add cooked canned chickpeas, spinach, veggies of your choice, some fresh herbs, and whip up a 5 minute Dijon dressing. And lunch or dinner is served! This is a great salad to bring to a summer block party, it’s a total crowd pleaser. One of my favorite vegetarian side salads, and something everyone at the table will love.  And you can make the dressing ahead of time.  Prepare the dressing the day before the party, cover and refrigerate.  

What’s In This Spinach and Chickpea Salad?

I cook with fresh produce from my garden and from Misfits Market– they sell fantastic fruit, vegetables, & pantry staples at a discounted price. We get Misfit boxes every other week and love picking out favorite produce for delivery. Get $10 off your first box here!

• Baby Spinach
• Low or No Salt Chickpeas: one of my favorite pantry staple ingredients! You can use canned chickpeas (I’d highly recommend a low sodium or no salt version), or you can make no soak dried chickpeas in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
• Tomatoes
• Feta Cheese – I used a crumbled feta for this recipe.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil: I like to use this fruity olive oil which has a fantastic flavor and deep color- it’s inexpensive & I like to keep a few liters stocked up in my pantry.  For the quality of oil you get, it’s an excellent value.
• Whole Grain Dijon Mustard – for a really nice flavor and texture, this whole grain dijon is a favorite in our pantry… I’d stay clear from yellow prepared mustard for this recipe.
• Honey – for a little sweetness in the dressing
• Garlic

How Do I Make This Spinach Salad with Chickpeas?

A Dinner Party Salad Recipe Everyone Will Love

This spinach chickpea salad is simple enough to enjoy during the week, and is elegant enough for company!  It’s what I call an Easy Entertaining Recipe – which is a crowd-pleaser recipe that will be a major hit. These delicious recipes are perfect to treat your guests or when you have a special occasion for dinner. I have a whole section of The Herbeevore dedicated to Entertaining Recipes, that we regularly serve to our friends and family. If you’re heading to a party, potluck, or BBQ, check out my list of top host gifts for dinner parties for that next-level host gift they will love!

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Lemon Quinoa Salad Recipe

Mediterranean Black Bean Salad Recipe

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Spinach Chickpea Salad

Kelly Jensen

This spinach chickpea salad recipe is packed with fresh baby spinach and hearty chickpeas in an easy lemon vinaigrette! It’s simple, delicious, and loaded with savory ingredients like cherry tomatoes, walnuts, and creamy feta cheese. Chickpea and spinach salad is perfect for a summer pot puck, BBQ side dish, or an easy plant-based meal prep recipe. This recipe is simple, vegetarian, gluten free, and SO delicious. It’s a fantastic salad for everyone at your table.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Salad

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Servings 6 servings

Calories 261 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the Salad

• 4 cups baby spinach fresh
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 14-ounce can No-Salt-Added Chickpeas drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup feta cheese

For the Dressing

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon juiced (about 1/3 cup lemon juice)
• 2 cloves garlic pressed or finely minced
• 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard or Dijon
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Instructions

 

• In a large bowl, combine washed fresh baby spinach, tomatoes, canned chickpeas, walnuts, and feta cheese.
• In a mason jar, add all the dressing ingredients: olive oil, fresh lemon juice, mustard, honey, and garlic. Seal with an air right lid and shake well to combine.
• Pour dressing over the salad, and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed, adding salt and pepper if desired.

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Notes

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If you think organic produce is too expensive… think again, and give Misfits Market a look!

Nutrition

Calories: 261kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 399mgPotassium: 322mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2037IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 2mg

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