Stuff Balela Middle Eastern chickpea salad into pita pockets for an easy plant-based lunch or enjoy as a side salad along with falafel and hummus or labneh. 

Two pita pockets filled with Balela, a Middle Eastern chickpea bean salad, and hummus and cucumbers.

Have you seen the tubs of balela salad at Trader Joe’s or Costco and wondered how to make it from scratch? If you’ve got dried or canned chickpeas in the pantry, this recipe is a great way to use them up.

 

Balela salad is perfect for meal prep, as a side salad, or for stuffing into lettuce wraps or pita pockets.