This Buffalo Chickpea Salad is loaded with chickpeas, fresh shredded carrots, onion, and celery and it’s crunch-a-licious! It’s so easy to make and a tasty healthy option for your weekly meal prep!
Ok folks. It appears I’m on a buffalo sauce kick.
Today’s Buffalo Chickpea Salad is one of my favorite easy recipes for my weekly meal prep! I absolutely LOVE all the crunch of this salad!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
When I want a meal prep recipe that I can enjoy for lunch, dinner or snacking during the day, this Buffalo Chickpea Salad is it.
It take 20 minutes from start to finish, so it couldn’t be easier.
I don’t know about you guys, but I love anything with buffalo sauce and I have to say Frank’s has always been my favorite. This is not a sponsored post, I just wanted to share what I enjoy.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- canned chickpeas
- celery
- carrots
- yellow onion
- mayonnaise
- ranch dressing
- Frank’s Red Hot Wings Buffalo Sauce
- salt and pepper
Step-By-Step Instructions
The first step is to add your drained and rinsed chickpeas to a large bowl and slightly smash with a fork or potato masher.
Once the chickpeas are slightly smashed, you’ll add your chopped celery, carrots and onion.
The second step is to toss everything together and then add your mayonnaise, ranch dressing and buffalo sauce.
The third step is to mix everything until well combined, adding more buffalo sauce, if desired, and salt and pepper to taste.
I enjoy this salad straight from the container in the fridge or as a sandwich on some toasted fresh sourdough or multigrain bread.
It’s also delicious serve with pita chips for scooping. I always serve this salad with extra buffalo sauce on the side for those who like things spicier.
Please let me know if you give the recipe a try. And if you have any questions about the recipe, just drop a comment below. Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for Buffalo Chickpea Salad
You can mash your chickpeas as much as you’d like. I like my salad chunkier with a bunch of whole chickpeas still in the mix.
Add as much of the buffalo sauce as you prefer. I usually go with four tablespoons.
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Buffalo Chickpea Salad
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 2 15.5-oz. cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp. ranch dressing
- 3-4 Tbsp. Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add your drained and rinsed chickpeas to a large bowl and slightly smash with a fork or potato masher. Add your chopped celery, shredded carrots and onion. Add your mayonnaise, ranch dressing and buffalo sauce and mix everything until well combined. Add extra buffalo sauce, if desired, and season with salt and pepper.
How do you think it would work with rotisserie chicken? Just made your spicy chicken and salad and it is a hit so looking for next weeks salad!