Chickpea Salad
photo by Inge 1505
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 300 g dried garbanzo beans
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 large green cucumber, seeded, chopped coarsely (400g)
- 2 stalks celery, chopped coarsely
- 1 medium red onion, chopped finely
- 1⁄4 cup firmly packed finely chopped fresh mint leaves
- salt
- 60 ml lime juice
- 60 ml olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
directions
- Place chickpeas in large bowl and soak overnight.
- Cook chickpeas in a large saucepan of boiling water uncovered until tender, about 50 minutes.
- Rinse under cold water and drain.
- Combine chickpeas in large bowl with tomato, cucumber,celery, onion, mint and salt, toss gently with remaining ingredients.
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Reviews
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I used 2 400g cans of chickpeas, and everything else as listed. We loved it! The mint gave the salad a lovely touch of sweetness, and we really enjoyed the variety of tastes and textures. I'm not normally keen on a strong raw garlic flavour and the garlic did leave quite an aftertaste, and the smell of the left-overs permeated the fridge. For this reason I initially thought I'd cut the garlic to one clove next time, but the dressing is so tasty I don't know if I want to mess with it. :) Thank you for a delicious recipe!
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Very good combination of flavors and very colorful. DH had eaten the tomatoes when I wanted to do the salad, so I substituted with a little red bell pepper. The slightly sour taste of tomatoes would have been even better though. I did not crush the garlic but minced it finely and I peeled the cucumber, our personal preference. Thank you for a nice addition to my cookbook. :)
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Latchy
Torquay, Queensland - Australia
Our dear friend Latchy passed away from acute myeloid leukemia in August 2006, after being diagnosed with the disease in October 2005. She was a dear friend to many Recipezaar members throughout the world and she will be greatly missed. Latchy was a great chef; and her speciality was Asian food. She loved wine and cheese, but wasn’t fussed on desserts. She had a great sense of humour and was the life of any party. Latchy was her childhood nickname, and those of us who knew her real name still called her ‘Latch’. We loved her. With the permission of Latchy’s daughter, here is the eulogy read at her funeral (edited slightly to maintain the family’s privacy). Recipezaar and her Recipezaar chat group, the ‘Tipsy Tarts’ were represented at the funeral by Latchy’s close Zaar friends, Mummamills, Chrissyo and Liara:
“Latchy, was born in Melbourne in 1939. In her younger years she led a very energetic life and was very involved in swimming and dancing. She had the opportunity to compete in the 1956 Olympics but couldn’t be fussed to do the training and preferred to enjoy herself instead.
Latchy met her late husband, Bruce, in Melbourne. Bruce being with the army, they started their life of travel together and extended their family. Their first child was born in Perth, their second in New Guinea and their third child, in Melbourne. They also lived in Newcastle, Sydney, and Singapore before settling in Brisbane.
It was in Singapore that her love of cooking, sewing and craft began. Latchy broke
military protocol for dining-in nights. Women were finally allowed to attend.
One day, Bruce was watching a TV program about sailing around the world. On the program when the wife was told of this plan she said “No Way”, but Latchy said, “When are you going to start?”
So, Bruce retired from the army to begin building a 54 foot steel ketch in the back yard, learning as he went. Latchy worked for many years until they finally set off around the world in 1987. They got as far as Malaysia and loved it so much they didn’t go any further. They loved the lifestyle, the people and the food and only came back when Bruce fell ill.
After Bruce passed away, Latchy developed her talents, such as painting, and became involved with her family and grandchildren. About 7 years ago, she decided to make her life in Hervey Bay, a beach-side retirement town in Queensland, Australia. She loved the lifestyle, the people and became very involved in the community life.
Latchy started volunteering with tax help, then the multicultural respite where she
put her cooking skills to use and then with Legacy (an organization which supports the widows of servicemen and ex-servicemen). Latchy opened up a new world by learning about computers and the internet and she met her great friends, the Tipsy Tarts through the website Recipezaar.
Latchy was a strong, independent, funny, straight forward and loving mother, grandmother and friend, and we will miss her greatly.”