Vegan Chickpea Masala Salad

"This is a salad in the same way chicken salad and egg salad are salads – a blend of hearty ingredients you can stuff into a sandwich, scoop onto a green salad, or enjoy from the container with a fork (or even a spoon). This particular salad’s origins, though, are unique. It’s a roundly flavored mashup (literally) of chickpeas, traditional masala spices, topped with an assortment of chopped, pickled vegetables, including cauliflower, carrots, and onions. It’s like a chunky hummus, but with Indian flavors. It’s an excellent sandwich component (hat tip to the original wrap), a groovy dip for vegetable crudites or crackers, and a swell side dish for either a vegan meal or one with freshly grilled meat or chicken."