Chickpea, Cucumber and Herb Salad with Sumac

Name: Chickpea, Cucumber and Herb Salad with Sumac
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 800g tinned chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 cucumber, diced; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 3 tomatoes, diced; 20g flat leaf parsley, chopped; 10g mint, chopped; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 lemons, juiced; 2 tsp sumac

A fresh and filling chickpea salad with crunchy cucumber, red onion and a lemony sumac dressing.

Time15 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.00 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gtinned chickpeasdrained and rinsed
1cucumberdiced
1red onionfinely sliced
3tomatoesdiced
20 gflat leaf parsleychopped
10 gmintchopped
3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
2lemonsjuiced
2 tspsumac

Method

1
Put the chickpeas, cucumber, onion, tomatoes and herbs in a large bowl.
2
Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and sumac together with salt and pepper.
3
Pour over and toss well.
4
Leave for 10 minutes, then taste again for lemon and salt.
10 min

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