Creamy Chickpea Salad with Dill

This chickpea salad with dill is one of my favorite side dish recipes for spring entertaining! It’s garden-fresh, delicate yet flavorful, easy and elegant! With only 7 main ingredients, a little celery slicing, and herb chopping, you’ll have this recipe ready in 20 minutes or less! It can also be made a whole day ahead!

This chickpea salad is mellow, yet bright. It tastes so garden-fresh and delightful and accompanies just about any spring main course.

I love it because it comes together so quickly, there’s minimal prep, and I can just pop it in a refrigerated container, and serve it the next day! It pairs beautifully with my lemon turmeric pearl couscous and a fresh fennel salad for spring menu side dishes!

Ingredient Notes

Greek Yogurt – You can substitute sour cream for a salad with more zing.

Dijon mustard – You can also use yellow or even spicy brown mustard.

Chives – You can also use scallions for a little more oniony flavor.

Dill – Use only fresh dill.

Parsley – This ingredient can be optional. It just adds even more garden freshness to the recipe.

Chickpeas – Make sure to thoroughly drain cans before adding chickpeas to the mixing bowl.

How to Make This Recipe Step-by-Step

1. In a mixing bowl, combine 5 oz. Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp. mayonnaise and 3 tsp. Dijon mustard. Set aside.

2. Slice 1 cup celery (about 4 stalks) and add to the bowl with yogurt, mustard, and mayo.

3. Remove fronds from ¼ cup fresh dill and finely chop. Add to mixing bowl.

4. Finely slice 1 tbsp. chives and add to mixing bowl. 

5. Finely chop 1 tbsp. parsley, and add to mixing bowl.

6. Add 3 15 oz. drained cans (chilled) chickpeas to the bowl with a sprinkle of salt and pepper, give everything a nice stir, and serve.

Recipe Notes

This salad will actually stay perfectly delicious for 3 days if stored in a sealed, refrigerated container, although it’s at its tastiest up to 24 hours after assembling.

If serving the next day, mix 1 extra teaspoon of Dijon mustard into the salad before serving, and maybe a little sprinkle of salt and pepper. It loses a little bit of flavor overnight, and 1 more teaspoon of mustard, and a little salt and pepper sprinkle will refresh its zing.