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    Broccoli Chickpea Salad with Feta

    Published: Dec 6, 2022 · Modified: Oct 5, 2023 by April Saunders · About 7 minutes to read this article. Leave a Comment

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    This Broccoli Chickpea Salad with Feta is super fresh, healthy and delicious! Broccoli and chickpeas combine with brown rice, feta and red onion for a super satisfying salad - perfect for meal prep, lunches or to serve with weeknight suppers. With only 5 ingredients and a simple homemade dressing, this is a broccoli salad to get excited about.

    This Broccoli and Chickpea salad is here to brighten your day, friend!☀️

    A salad packed with nutritious and simple ingredients is such awesome way to enjoy healthy and naturally gluten-free food.

    The broccoli and chickpeas give you a ton of fibre and protein - both keeping your energy high.

    But don't you find sometimes that salads can leave you wanting more?

    Like more oomph! More filling ingredients than just lettuce and some sad looking veggies (boooo.)

    That's what so great about this broccoli chickpea salad - it's chock full of fibre and protein so you won't be hungry 2 seconds after eating it.

    Jump to:
    • 📝Ingredients for broccoli chickpea salad
    • 🥣How to make broccoli chickpea salad
    • 🔄Substitutions
    • 🥡Storage and Leftovers
    • ⏲️Made Ahead Tips
    • 🏅Two Top Tips
    • Want more?
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    Going gluten-free isn't always easy but here at Eats by April, it's always delicious😋

    Check out these other naturally gluten-free salads too:

    • Kale salad with nuts and apple on a white plate.
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    Close up of a white dish filled with Brown Rice, Broccoli and Feta Salad
    This salad with brown rice, broccoli and chickpeas hits all the marks with the fresh, green hit of broccoli and the delightful bite of red onion.

    📝Ingredients for broccoli chickpea salad

    • Cooked brown rice
    • Broccoli
    • 1 can of chickpeas
    • Purple onion
    • Feta cheese
    • 1 lemon
    • Olive oil
    • White wine vinegar
    • Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

    See recipe card below for quantities and instructions.

    Have leftover rice? Make this broccoli chickpea salad.

    Have a ginormous head of broccoli that you don't know what to do with? Make this broccoli chickpea salad.

    And if you have even more leftover rice?

    Try this Moroccan-Spiced Black Bean Salad with Brown Rice.

    Lemony Brown Rice, Broccoli and Feta Salad in a white dish with a gold fork beside
    The flavours in this salad get better the next day - the lemon and fresh ground black pepper soften the broccoli and chickpeas with a super fresh and bright taste.

    🥣How to make broccoli chickpea salad

    Broccoli chickpea salad ingredients in a large bowl.
    Add all the prepped ingredients to a large bowl.
    A mason jar with dressing for a broccoli salad.
    Whisk up the dressing and toss the salad to combine everything together.

    🔄Substitutions

    You can make a few swaps or additions to this broccoli chickpea salad if you need:

    • Brown rice - if you don't have brown rice, you can totally sub in another whole grain rice like basmati rice or even jasmine rice for that matter
    • Cheese - don't have feta? No problem! A goat cheese or even shredded cheddar cheese will do the trick
    • Add apple - looking for more crunch and a hint of sweetness? Add chopped green apple to this salad
    • Add leafy greens - if you want to bulk it up, feel free to add in some leafy greens like baby kale or spinach
    • Go nuts - if you're looking for some more crunch, feel free to throw some nuts in here like toasted pine nuts or walnuts
    • Need vegan? Skip the cheese and replace with a vegan substitute or leave out altogether

    🥡Storage and Leftovers

    This broccoli and rice salad keeps pretty fresh for up to 3 days in the fridge.

    There's no risk of things getting soggy as you've got ingredients that can hold their own for a few days - the meaty chickpeas, the firm broccoli and the crunchy red onion.

    Everything stays pretty firm and delicious😋

    Don't be freezing this salad though (ew and, why?)

    ⏲️Made Ahead Tips

    If you want to serve this salad as part of a meal or at a picnic, BBQ or other get together, the day before serving you can do a few things to make it easier the day of.

    Prep all the ingredients

    • Wash and chop the broccoli and dice the red onion the day before
    • You can also open the can of chickpeas and rinse and drain them
    Brown Rice, Broccoli and Feta Salad in a white dish with a gold fork beside
    The earthy brown rice and salty feta in this salad pair so well together.
    • Break up the feta - Using your hands or a couple forks, break up the feta cheese so it's nice and crumbly, getting rid of any large chunks.
    • Make the rice - the day before is a perfect time to make the rice too.

    Either make in according to the package instructions on the stovetop or make it in the Instant Pot. I usually make my rice in the Instant Pot using 3 cups of broth (or water) to every 2 cups of rice.

    I select the "Rice" button and once it's done, let it stay on the "Keep Warm" setting for about 10 minutes, then shut the Instant Pot and let it naturally release the pressure.

    Make the dressing

    You can also whisk up the super simple dressing the day before as well.

    Keep it in the fridge in a container with a lid that fits tight. Right before you need to use it the next day, whisk it up one more time.

    A large white dish filled with Brown Rice, Broccoli and Feta Salad
    The broccoli, rice and onion won't get soggy in this healthy and delicious salad!

    🏅Two Top Tips

    Meal Prep Tip: If you're making the salad for meal prep for the week ahead, say for lunches, include a lemon wedge into the meal prep container along with the salad. When you're ready to dig in, squeeze some of that fresh lemon juice on there to brighten things up even more!

    Tastes better the next day: If you're making this salad to serve as part of a meal or at a picnic, BBQ or other get together, I recommend making it a day in advance. Make up the whole salad as per the recipe and add the dressing over top. Keep in a large container with a lid that seals tightly shut. As the rice, broccoli, feta and lemon dressing sit together in the fridge, the flavours will continue to improve. When you're ready for it the next day, give it a stir and an extra squirt of lemon juice just before serving.

    I hope you love it❣️

    ~April

    If you like this recipe, you may also want to check out these gluten-free recipes too:

    • Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta
    • Instant Pot Sweet and Spicy Chicken Thighs
    • Easy Black Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Soup (Instant Pot)
    • Easy Spiced Chicken Salad with Brown Rice
    • Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Muffins

    ~April

    A dish of chopped broccoli, chickpeas and rice on a white dish with a gold fork

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    This post was first published on February 28th, 2021. Post copy updated and re-published on Dec 6th, 2022.

    📖 Recipe

    Broccoli rice salad on a white plate.

    Broccoli Chickpea Salad with Feta Salad

    This Broccoli Chickpea Salad with Feta is super fresh, healthy and delicious. Broccoli and chickpeas combine with brown rice, feta and red onion for super satisfying salad - perfect for meal prep, lunches or make a batch to serve with weeknight suppers.
    4.71 from 17 votes
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    Course: Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: broccoli and feta salad, broccoli salad, gluten free
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 cups
    Author: April Saunders

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cups cooked brown rice
    • 3 cups broccoli (raw) chopped into small florets
    • 2 cups chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 x 540ml can of chickpeas
    • ½ medium purple onion finely chopped
    • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

    Dressing

    • 1 lemon, zest and juice
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
    • Salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • If you don't have any cooked rice in the fridge, cook the rice according to package directions and transfer to a large bowl to cool.
    • Add the cooked rice, chopped broccoli florets, chickpeas, purple onion, and feta to a large bowl.
    • Toss everything together.
    • To make dressing, whisk together the olive oil, white wine vinegar and juice of 1 lemon. Pour dressing over salad. Stir to combine.
    • Top with lemon zest to taste (I like a lot!) Add fresh ground pepper all over to taste.
    • Serve immediately or keep in the fridge till you need it. Keeps for up to 3 days.

    Notes

    Keeps for up to 4 days in the fridge.
    You can use apple cider vinegar in place of the white wine vinegar.
    Leftover rice you have in the fridge works great for this.
    Or, if you don't have any kicking around, cook the rice according to package directions and transfer to a large bowl to cool.
    If I'm making this for a meal-prep Sunday for our lunches, I'll put a quarter chunk of fresh lemon in the trays. This salad is so good with a hit of fresh lemon juice squeezed overtop.
    Nutrition Information is approximate. 
    Nutrition Facts
    Broccoli Chickpea Salad with Feta Salad
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    263
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    10
    g
    15
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    19
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    13
    mg
    4
    %
    Sodium
     
    243
    mg
    11
    %
    Potassium
     
    376
    mg
    11
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    34
    g
    11
    %
    Fiber
     
    7
    g
    29
    %
    Sugar
     
    5
    g
    6
    %
    Protein
     
    13
    g
    26
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    293
    IU
    6
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    50
    mg
    61
    %
    Calcium
     
    59
    mg
    6
    %
    Iron
     
    2
    mg
    11
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Calories
    263
    Nutrition Facts

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