Vegan Pecan Apple Chickpea Salad Wraps
Delicious vegan pecan apple chickpea salad wraps with a creamy maple dijon tahini dressing. These easy chickpea salad wraps take just 15 minutes to make without any cooking involved, making this a great recipe for healthy lunches and parties! Enjoy the apple chickpea salad in your favorite wrap, on toast, as-is or even in lettuce cups!
Servings 3 wraps
Calories 558cal
Ingredients
- For the salad:
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup small diced organic honeycrisp apple (from about 1 small to medium honeycrisp apple)
- ⅓ cup coarsely chopped raw or toasted pecans*
- ⅓ cup dried tart cherries
- 1 stalk of celery, diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley (or sub cilantro)
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- For the dressing:
- 3 tablespoons tahini (I like Soom Foods)
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup (or use honey if not vegan)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- Lots of freshly ground black pepper
- 2-3 tablespoons warm water, to thin dressing
- For the wraps:
- 3 large spinach tortillas (or tortillas of choice)*
- 3-4 cups organic spinach
- ¾ cup shredded carrots
Instructions
- Add rinsed and drained chickpeas to a large bowl and use a masher or fork to mash most of the chickpeas. Add in diced apples, chopped pecans, tart cherries, celery, parsley and green onions.
- In a separate bowl, make the dressing: Add tahini, honey, dijon, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, salt, pepper and warm water. Mix to combine until a creamy dressing forms. Add more water if necessary. I found that somewhere between 2-3 tablespoons was perfect.
- Add dressing to the chickpea salad. Stir to combine and coat all the ingredients with dressing. Taste and adjust as necessary. You may want to add more salt and/or pepper.
- Lay out spinach wraps and add about 1 cup of spinach, top with ¼ cup shredded carrots. Top with ⅓ of the chickpea salad mixture. Tightly roll up the wrap, tucking in the ends as you go. Secure tightly with a toothpick if necessary. Makes 3 large wraps! You can also eat the salad as is or put in lettuce wraps or swiss chard. Salad will stay good for 5 days in the fridge.
Notes
*If you use smaller 8-inch tortillas, you’ll likely get 4 servings out of this recipe.
*If you are nut free, feel free to use roasted sunflower seeds instead of pecans. Tahini is made from sesame seeds so that should not be an issue.
Nutrition
Serving: 1wrap | Calories: 558cal | Carbohydrates: 76.3g | Protein: 16.2g | Fat: 23.5g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Fiber: 13.3g | Sugar: 18.2g