Chickpea salad with mint and yoghurt dressing
This chickpea salad is spicy and fiery as it is flavoured with garlic, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and paprika. The chickpeas are mixed with tomatoes which help to balance the texture of the salad. The main ingredients are served warm on a bed of baby spinach leaves and then drizzled with an olive oil and lemon dressing. Finally the salad is served with an accompaniment of Greek yoghurt and mint.
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Chickpea salad with mint and yoghurt dressing recipe
Serves: 4 persons
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 14oz (400g) of cooked chickpeas
- 4 tomatoes, seeds removed and chopped
- 1 small onion, peeled and sliced
- 2 crushed cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 tsp of cumin seeds
- 1 tsp of coriander seeds
- 1 tsp of paprika
- Salt and pepper
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- 2 tbsp of freshly chopped parsley
- Juice of 1 lemon
To serve
- 4oz (115g) of baby spinach leaves
- 4fl oz (125ml) of Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp of freshly chopped mint leaves
Method
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- Place the dressing ingredients together in a jar with a screw-top lid and shake well. Set aside until needed.
- In a large frying pan, heat some olive oil and gently fry the onions for about 7 – 8 minutes until they are soft.
- Add the garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes.
- Crush the cumin and coriander seeds with a pestle and mortar and add to the frying pan with the paprika also. Stir and fry for 1 minute.
- Remove the pan from the heat and then add the cooked chickpeas. Stir well so that the chickpeas are evenly coated with the spices.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the chickpea mixture to a large bowl and pour the dressing over it. Stir well so that the flavours blend together.
- The salad can be served warm or it can be left to gather flavour and served later.
- Arrange the spinach leaves on individual plates and spoon the chickpea salad over the top.
- Mix the mint with the Greek yoghurt and serve separately in individual pots.
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