Chickpea Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
This Chickpea Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing is high in protein and tasty. It combines vegetables, shredded rotisserie chicken, and spicy and sweet flavors. One reason why I love this salad is that it doesn’t require cooking any ingredients. It can be made in just 20 minutes, saving you time in the kitchen.
Why You Will Love This Salad
Quick and Easy, I took just 20 minutes to make four servings by chopping the veggies and adding them to the jars with the chickpeas and chicken. It can’t get any easier than this.
High Protein. Each serving of this salad has about 27 grams of protein. Protein is essential for building and maintaining muscle and for overall health.
Ingredients Needed For Chickpea Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
- Chickpeas are an excellent protein source and are high in fiber. You can substitute black beans for chickpeas.
- Shredded rotisserie chicken is higher in dietary protein and provides vitamins and minerals. You can replace the chicken with tofu.
- Cucumbers are high in fiber and can help aid digestion.
- Cherry tomatoes contain vitamin C, which helps to boost the immune system.
- Bell peppers contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds.
- Lemon juice is a good source of vitamin C.
- Onion is rich in antioxidants.
- Honey mustard is used to make the salad dressing.
- Seasonings and spices: I used parsley flakes, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
How To Make Chickpea Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Wash and chop the Bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber. Finely chop the onion.
In four 32-oz mason jars, Add olive oil, honey mustard, lemon juice, parsley flakes, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper at the bottom of the jars to make the salad dressing.
Add the chickpeas, bell pepper, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, onion, and shredded rotisserie chicken to the jars.
When you are ready to eat, transfer one jar of mixture to a bowl, combine, and enjoy! Please take a look at the recipe card below for a detailed recipe.
Commonly Asked Questions
How can I make this salad vegan? To do so, replace the chicken with tofu or another vegan protein source, and substitute Dijon mustard for honey mustard.
Could you mix the dressing with the salad before adding to the jars? I don’t suggest mixing the salad and the dressing before adding to the jars because it will cause the salad to get soggy after a day or two.
Can I use chicken breast instead of rotisserie chicken? Sure, shredded chicken breast will also be perfect for this salad. I use chicken breast in most of my salads, which is excellent.
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Chickpea Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 ¼ cups cherry tomatoes
- 2 cups chickpeas (canned)
- 2 lemons (freshly squeezed)
- 4 TBSP honey mustard (sub for Dijon mustard )
- Half an onion
- 2 medium cucumbers
- 2 bell peppers
- 4 TBSP olive oil
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp parsley flakes
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas.
- Shred the rotisserie chicken using two forks to pull the chicken apart from the bones.
- Wash and chop the cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Squeeze the lemon juice from the lemons into a container.
- In four 32-oz mason jars, add 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp honey mustard, 2-3 tbsp lemon juice, ½ tsp parsley flakes, ½ tsp black pepper, ¼ tsp crushed red pepper, and salt to taste to each jar.
- Add ½ cup chickpeas, ½ cup bell pepper, ½ cup cucumber, ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, 1 tbsp onion, and ½ cup shredded chicken to each jar.
- When ready to eat, combine one jar of mixture in a bowl and enjoy!
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Hi! This looks amazing! Can I add maybe avocado instead of tomatoes?! Ty! 🤗
Yes, you can! Avocado would be perfect
I’m so excited to try this recipe! Question: a whole 32 ounce jar looks like more than I can eat for lunch. Do you ever find it hard to eat the whole salad?
You can also use the 16 oz mason jars. Thank you!
This looks delicious! Can you provide a link for the mason jars you use? Thank you.
They are linked on my Amazon storefront. Thank you!