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Spicy Chickpea Cucumber Salad with Feta

This Spicy Chickpea Cucumber Salad with Feta is a refreshing, flavorful Mediterranean dish. Perfect for potlucks and BBQs!
Course Salad, Side Dish
Keyword aleppo pepper, chickpeas, cucumbers, feta, lemon, parsley, red onion, sesame seeds
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 as a side

Ingredients

Chickpea Cucumber Salad

  • 1 Long English Cucumber see notes
  • 1/2 Cup Red Onion thinly sliced
  • 1 Can Chickpeas
  • 1 Bunch Fresh Parsley
  • 1/2 Cup Feta or more, to taste

Dressing

  • Juice from 1/2 Lemon
  • 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt or more to taste
  • 1 Tsp Aleppo Pepper see notes
  • Black Pepper to taste
  • Red Pepper Flakes to taste, optional
  • 2 Tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds

Instructions

  • Start by prepping your veggies. Using a mandoline, carefully slice an onion until you have about 1/2 cup.
  • Cut your cucumber in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out the gooey seeds in the center and discard.
  • Drain, rinse, and dry your can of chickpeas. Discard any loose chickpea skins.
  • Add vegetables to a mixing bowl, and set aside.
  • Prep the dressing - mix all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until combined. Taste, and adjust seasonings if desired. Then, pour over the salad and stir. Let this mixture sit while you complete the rest of the steps, so the vegetables can marinate.
  • Chop up your bunch of parsley then add to the bowl. Mix.
  • Finally, crumble about 1/2 cup of feta into the salad, and mix. Feel free to add more or less feta to your liking.
  • Let the salad rest in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 15 minutes before serving, so the flavors can all meld and the sharp bite of the red onion softens.
  • To serve, garnish with more parsley and extra sesame seeds, if you'd like.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Keep this salad refrigerated until ready to serve. It will keep in the fridge for up to two days, but will lose its crunch over time.
  • English cucumbers, aka hothouse cucumbers, are a variety of cucumber that generally have fewer seeds than regular cucumbers, and are usually about a foot in length. However, you can easily use regular cucumbers in this recipe. Just be sure to scoop out the seeds so the salad doesn't get mushy.
  • Aleppo pepper is a medium-spicy dried pepper spice that comes in flakes. If you don't have it, you can sub the same quantity hot or sweet paprika, or omit if you like. Just note that because paprika is made in a finer grain, it will tint the salad red.
  • It is HIGHLY recommended to use the safety guard or kitchen gloves while using a mandoline. 
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