{"id":40579,"date":"2018-08-05T14:48:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T18:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=40579"},"modified":"2021-02-10T19:56:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:56:51","slug":"classic-chickpea-chicken-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/classic-chickpea-chicken-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Chickpea “Chicken” Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

This vegetarian play on classic chicken salad is perfectly tender and flavorful with crunchy bits of celery and slivered almonds sprinkled throughout.  This chickpea “chicken” salad is so delicious, you may never make regular chicken salad again!<\/em><\/p>\n

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It’s been a rough week for us. Hailey had some sort of virus and slowly it made its way to me, then to David, so it feels like we’ve been in germ warfare for a solid week now. Kaitlyn doesn’t seem to have gotten it full on, but she had a couple nights of rough sleep, which meant I had a couple nights of rough sleep, too. On one of those nights, she started crying at 1:30 AM and after some consoling and snuggles, she was back to sleep by 2:00 AM, but me? I was WIDE awake. Knowing I was fighting a virus, I did my best to be still and will myself back to sleep, but instead of drifting off, all I could do was think about food. Typical<\/em>. Somewhere in this half-dream-half-awake state, the idea of a chickpea chicken salad came into my mind. If a grocery store would have been open at 3:00 AM, I might have just gotten up to make my dreams come true, but instead I scribbled down a tentative recipe before finally getting myself back to sleep by 4:00 AM.<\/p>\n

Since then, we’ve been limping through the week, trying to get us all back to 100%. Hailey seems to be over it, I am getting through the worst of it, and David, well, he just hit the wall. Poor guy.<\/em> I’m grateful to have my energy back though and celebrated with a trip to the grocery store today to get the ingredients needed to bring my dream chickpea chicken salad to life.<\/p>\n

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15 minutes of chopping and mixing later, it was done, and I dove in head first. It was EXACTLY how I imagined it would be! It hit the spot and was so delicious that I couldn’t resist sharing it right away. In fact, I so excited that I asked David to snap a picture, even though I was in all my post-workout-haven’t-yet-showered glory. I had no props, I didn’t style the shot, but it doesn’t matter. This chickpea chicken salad speaks for itself- hopefully no fancy pictures necessary.<\/p>\n

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This faux chicken salad is a perfect vegetarian stand-in for the real thing. It’s hearty and flavorful, with a bit of crunch thanks to the celery and slivered almonds. You can make it vegan by using a vegan mayo. However you choose to make it, as is or with alterations, just do yourself a favor and make a batch to eat for lunch all week long! And as always, if you give it a try, please let me know what you think by tagging me or coming back and leaving a comment!<\/p>\n

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