Marry Me Chickpea Salad

This Marry Me Chickpea Salad is a vegetarian take on the viral Marry Me Chicken recipe! It's an easy dish made with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and thyme.

Course Dinner, Salad

Keyword chickpeas, garlic, lemons, mayo, mayonnaise, sun-dried tomatoes, thyme

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Servings

Calories 476kcal

Ingredients

Garlic-Thyme Chickpeas

1 15 oz Can Chickpeas rinsed and dried
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 Tsp Dried Thyme
Black Pepper to taste

Marry Me Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing

1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
Juice from 1 Lemon about 3-4 tbsp
1/4 Cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Oil
1/4 Cup Oil from the Sun-Dried Tomato Jar
1 Clove Fresh Garlic
1/4 Tsp Salt or more to taste
1 Tsp Thyme
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 Tsp Paprika for color, optional

The Rest of the Salad

2-3 Cups Roasted Vegetables of Choice
2 Cups Chopped Radicchio see notes
4 Cups Arugula
4 Cups Kale
1/2 Cup Freshly-Grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Garlic-Thyme Chickpeas

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
Drain your can of chickpeas, rinse, then pat dry with a towel. Remove any loose chickpea skins.
On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, add on chickpeas, then drizzle with the oil. Add on spices, then mix until all chickpeas are evenly coated.
Bake chickpeas for 20 minutes, stir, then put back in the oven for 10-12 more minutes. Set aside.

Marry Me Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing

While chickpeas are cooking, make the dressing. To a blender, add in all the dressing ingredients, and blend on high until the dressing is smooth and creamy. Taste, and adjust seasonings to your preference.

Putting it All Together

To a large bowl, layer in your greens. On top, add the chickpeas, roasted vegetables of your choice, parmesan cheese, and as much of the dressing as you'd like.
Enjoy!

Notes

For my recipe photos I used roasted broccoli, but you can use any combination of roasted vegetables that you like! Zucchini, delicata squash, or even potatoes would be delicious.
Use vegan mayo and omit the parmesan cheese to make this recipe vegan.
Radicchio is a bitter green - if you don't like bitter greens, sub in spinach or more kale instead!
If desired, first add your kale to a bowl (on its own) with about 1 tsp olive oil, and massage the oil into the leaves with your hands. This makes the kale less rough and easier to digest.

Nutrition

https://wellandfull.com/2024/10/marry-me-chickpea-salad/

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