{"id":25370,"date":"2019-05-28T06:30:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T10:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=25370"},"modified":"2019-05-28T06:30:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T10:30:55","slug":"chickpea-summer-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2019\/05\/28\/chickpea-summer-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickpea Summer Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2019\/05\/28\/chickpea-summer-salad\/chickpeasalad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ChickpeaSalad.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ChickpeaSalad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ChickpeaSalad.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ChickpeaSalad.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ChickpeaSalad.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ChickpeaSalad.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the perfect summer side dish, but on it&#8217;s own, it also makes a terrific brown bag lunch. Red and orange peppers, cucumbers, carrots, celery, red onions, chickpeas, and brown rice tossed in a creamy dressing with fresh lemon juice and garlic. You get your daily dose of veggies, fiber, and being that swimsuit season is right around the corner &#8211; you&#8217;ll be beach ready in no time!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 cup brown rice or quinoa<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups water<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; 15 oz. can chickpeas, rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 large red pepper, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 large orange pepper, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 cucumber, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 large carrots, grated<\/li>\n<li>2 celery ribs, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup red onion, finely diced<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup Hellman&#8217;s Mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>2 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>fresh ground pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook brown rice according to package instructions, let cool.<\/li>\n<li>Prep the vegetables, place in a large bowl with the chickpeas and cooled rice.<\/li>\n<li>In a small mixing bowl, place mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper &#8211; whisk to combine.<\/li>\n<li>Pour dressing over salad, stirring until vegetables are evenly coated. Cover and chill for at least an hour before serving. Can be kept refrigerated for three days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the perfect summer side dish, but on it&#8217;s own, it also makes a terrific brown bag lunch. Red and orange peppers, cucumbers, carrots, celery, red onions, chickpeas, and brown rice tossed in a creamy dressing with fresh lemon juice &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2019\/05\/28\/chickpea-summer-salad\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[4686,4685,4684,4683],"class_list":["post-25370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-chickpeas","tag-eat-your-veggies","tag-picnic-food","tag-summer-salads"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-6Bc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48406,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/red-lentil-soup\/","url_meta":{"origin":25370,"position":0},"title":"Red Lentil Soup","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"September 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The weekend was rain, rain, and more rain. 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