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Moroccan Chickpea Salad recipe
This simple, delicious and easy Moroccan Chickpea Salad features an exotic blend of spices, topped with yogurt, pistachios & pomegranate molasses. It's perfect for a simple weeknight dinner and pretty enough to serve to guests. 100% vegetarian with an easy vegan option.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
365 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Salad
Cuisine:
Vegetarian, Vegan
Ingredients
- 28 oz chickpeas rinsed and drained, 2 cans
- 1 red onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup dried cranberries chopped, Turkish apricots would work well here too
- 1 preserved lemon rind only, finely chopped
- 1 lemon juice only
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce gluten-free variety if needed
- 1 tbsp cumin ground
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika sweet
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
- ¼ cup parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt for vegan version
- ⅓ cup pistachio roughly chopped
- pomegranate molasses to serve
Instructions
- Place the chickpeas in a bowl add the onions, garlic, cranberries, preserved lemon, spices, olive oil, lemon juice and soy sauce in a large bowl. Toss to combine and leave to marinate for at least an hour.
- Line a serving bowl with the baby spinach leaves and top with the chickpeas and parsley. Top with the yoghurt, pistachios and drizzle with the pomegranate molasses.
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Notes
- Make it vegan by using a vegan yogurt, like soy or coconut yogurt.
Nutrition Information
Calories
365kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
40.35g
(13%)
Protein
12.5g
(25%)
Fat
18.95g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
2.49g
(12%)
Cholesterol
0.63mg
(0%)
Sodium
273.24mg
(11%)
Potassium
492.74mg
(10%)
Fiber
10.29g
(41%)
Sugar
11.67g
(23%)
Vitamin A
1349.78IU
(27%)
Vitamin C
14.59mg
(16%)
Calcium
104.8mg
(10%)
Iron
4.49mg
(25%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 365
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 365kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 40.35g | 13% |
| Protein | 12.5g | 25% |
| Fat | 18.95g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.49g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 0.63mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 273.24mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 492.74mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 10.29g | 41% |
| Sugar | 11.67g | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 1349.78IU | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 14.59mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 104.8mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4.49mg | 25% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.