Chickpea Salad With Cumin and Lemon

Submitted by Boomette

"This is a recipe from the Coup de Pouce. This is an express recipe."

 

• Ready In: 17mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 pita bread
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 19 ounces chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 3 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup English cucumber, chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 green onions, cut in fine strips
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup of fresh mint, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 8 boston lettuce leaves
• 1⁄3 cup feta cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Cut each pita bread in 8 slices. Put slices on a baking sheet and cook under the preheated grill 1 to 2 minutes or until crispy. In a large bowl, with a whisk, mix lemon juice, oil, cumin, salt and cayenne pepper. Add chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, green onions, nuts and mint. Stir.
2. Put 2 lettuce leaves on each bowl (4 bowls) and distribute chickpea salad. Sprinkle with feta cheese. Serve with pita slices.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

What a delightful salad! I love chickpeas but am not a big fan of cumin; however, the spices were balances perfectly in this. I used a regular cucumber, tomatoes, and light green peppers that were all straight from the farm. The mint, walnuts, and feta really boosted this up, I think. I doubled the recipe and my DBF will be taking this to work for lunch all weeklong! Made by a Tasty Tester for ZWT9.

 

[PaulaG]

Delicious! I loved the combination of spices. I used a regular cucumber which was peeled and seeded prior to chopping. The salad was made a few hours before serving and refrigerated. The flavors blended beautifully. Made for ZWT9.

 

[Annacia]

Really yummy. I swapped zucchini for the cucumber because I like it a lot more, lol. The only other change was that I used a yellow pepper because I didn't have a green one. It's easy, very tasty and healthy. That combination equals a winning recipe in my book.

 

[januarybride]

This sure is pretty to look at!!! I let the mixture marinate at room temperature for about 2 hours prior to serving and it still was a bit bland for my taste. I added some extra salt, some red wine vinegar and some Greek Seasoning to kick it up a bit. Used this in a wrap with some lettuce. Nice lunch!

 

[UmmIbrahim]

My son, who LOVES cumin wanted me to try this dish. Im not a fan of cumin as a prevailing flavor, but I didn't feel the cumin dominated this salad at all. It was just right. This is a great salad, fast to prepare and tastes great! I also crumbled the toasted pitas right into the salad. made for ZWT6