HATARI Spiced Chickpea Salad
This middle eastern inspired salad is a great alternative to a standard summer salad. The spiced chickpeas bring a delicious nutty warmth paired with fresh, crunchy diced vegetables and a lemon chilli dressing which gives a pleasant but not overpowering tang!
Method
Combine all the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and mix until well combined and the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to allow flavours to develop.
Place the chickpeas in a large bowl and sprinkle over spices. Toss until the spices are evenly stuck to the chickpeas. (It is important that the chickpeas are not dried for this step to work).
Heat 2tbsp olive oil in a pan on a high heat and then fry the chickpeas for a few minutes until the spices become fragrant. Be gentle to the chickpeas whilst in the pan in order for the spices not to fall off! Take off the heat and allow to cool.
For the salad, mix all the vegetables in a large salad bowl. Toss in half of the dressing mix and then transfer to serving dishes. Evenly top each serving dish with ¼ of the chickpeas and then drizzle the remaining dressing equally over all dishes. Serve immediately.
This salad tastes great served with warmed pitta and a garlic and mint yogurt.
