This raw beet chickpea salad with apple cider vinaigrette is a simple, light side salad. Raw, shredded beets are combined with arugula, chickpeas, cucumber, parsley, pumpkin seeds, and raisins in this fresh and healthy salad.

If you love beets, also try my Fall Harvest Beet, Pomegranate, Avocado, and Gouda Kale Salad with Sweet + Spicy Pepitas, The Summer Market Snack Board with Beet Hummus, Pesto, and Honeyed Goat Cheese, and Beet Pesto Pizza with Caramelized Onion, Fennel, and Zucchini.

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This has quickly become my salad of the summer. There’s no cooking required, it satisfies our daily veggie requirements, it’s beautiful, and it makes a big batch. You’ll be enjoying leftovers for lunch for a couple of days. My only tip? Don’t add all of the dressing at once, so as not to turn the arugula soggy.

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Ingredients

Here’s what you need for the salad:

Beets
Arugula
Chickpeas
Pumpkin seeds
Parsley
Raisins

overhead shot of all of the salad ingredients in a large wooden bowl and a jar of the dressing in a small jar beside it

Here’s what you need for the apple cider vinaigrette:

Extra virgin olive oil
Lemon juice
Apple cider vinegar
Sea salt
Pepper
Dijon mustard
Garlic
Maple syrup

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how to make this raw beet chickpea salad

There are two components to making this recipe: Assembling the salad ingredients, and making the dressing. It’s an easy recipe to make, and here’s how it comes together:

In a large bowl, combine the shredded beets, arugula, cucumber, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, raisins, and parsley.
In a jar, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, pepper, dijon mustard, garlic, and maple syrup. Secure the lid and shake to combine.
Drizzle about one-third of the dressing over the salad and toss. Drizzle remaining salad dressing over individual portions of salad as desired.

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what to serve with raw beet chickpea salad

This salad pairs well with grilled chicken, fish, or steak. It would also be a good side salad to enjoy with burgers or sandwiches.

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