# Fresh Cucumber & Chickpea Salad

This super simple and delicious salad is a favorite lunch that helps manage blood sugar.

- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 large English cucumber, chopped
- 0.25 cup red onion, thinly sliced or chopped
- 12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 0.25 cup Castelvetrano olives, halved (optional)
- 13 oz cooked chickpeas, washed and drained
- 0.25 cup freshly chopped parsley
- 1 large ripe Hass avocado, cubed
- 2 small freshly squeezed juice of lemons
- sea salt to taste
- 0.125 tsp freshly cracked black pepper (or to taste)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 0.25 tsp garlic powder (or finely minced garlic)

## Instructions

1. Prep your fresh ingredients: chop the English cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and halve the olives.
2. Wash and thoroughly drain the canned chickpeas.
3. Chop the fresh parsley and cube the avocado.
4. Grab a large bowl and start layering. Place the cucumbers at the very bottom, followed by the cherry tomatoes, red onion, chickpeas, olives, parsley, and the avocado on top.
5. Dress the salad directly in the bowl by adding the freshly squeezed lemon juice, sea salt, cracked black pepper, a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and the garlic powder.
6. Mix everything beautifully until the veggies and chickpeas are well coated with all the flavors.
7. Serve immediately to enjoy that perfect, fresh crunch!

## Equipment

- large bowl

## Tips

- Serve immediately to get that perfect fresh crunch.
- You can enjoy it on its own or pair it with your favorite protein.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkC3Rq3w/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fbe42c5f-92bd-4e8f-8e55-409ec4cff62d
- Extracted: 2026-04-25

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