Chickpea Recipes: Best Chickpea Salad
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5.0
96 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
4 to 6
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Course
Main Course, Salad
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, American
Chickpea Recipes: Best Chickpea Salad
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This Mediterranean chickpea salad is one of our favorite chickpea recipes!
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1½ teaspoons cumin seeds*
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 Medjool dates pitted and diced
- 3 Persian cucumbers sliced into thin half moons
- ⅓ cup chopped roasted red peppers
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 3 ounces goat cheese
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- ⅓ cup roasted chickpeas optional
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Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and several grinds of pepper.
- In a small skillet over medium-low heat, toast the cumin seeds until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and crush them a bit (a mortar & pestle is easiest for this). Add them to the bowl and stir.
- Add the chickpeas, tomatoes, dates, cucumbers, red pepper, and parsley to the bowl and toss. Transfer to a serving platter and dollop with the goat cheese, sprinkle with mint, and top with the extra roasted chickpeas, if desired. Season to taste and serve.
Notes
- *if using ground cumin, use a heaping 1/2 teaspoon and add it directly to the mixing bowl, no need to toast.
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