Moroccan Chickpea Salad

Submitted by evelynathens

"This tastes wonderful with all sorts of meals - especially anything done on the bbq. The beans do need to be soaked overnight."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight
• 4 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 large ripe tomatoes, peeled,seeded and finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup cilantro or 1/2 cup parsley, minced
• 8 kalamata olives, pitted and finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne

directions

1. Put chickpeas in a large saucepan.
2. Add water to cover and stir in 1 tsp of salt.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat to medium and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
4. Drain the chickpeas and discard any loose skins.
5. In a serving bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients.
6. Add the chickpeas and toss well.
7. Cover and refrigerate for atleast 4 hours before serving.

Reviews

[Jennifer T.]

It's the dressing that makes this such a WOW recipe, the cumin really pumps up the flavor factor. I have used different vegetables in this, although always with chickpeas, and it's always good. I usually add cucumber, bell pepper (any color), and a little chopped fresh cilantro and flat leaf parsley (both). If it's for home (not a get together) I usually serve it on top of greens. Thank you for a great recipe.

 

[mommyluvs2cook]

I was looking for something light for lunch and this really hit the spot! All of the flavors worked so well together. I only had a can of garbanzo beans so I used that instead of dried. Ate some on lettuce as a salad and at some just as it was. It got better with each day it sat in the fridge :) :)

 

[mianbao]

This makes a very good and easy salad. The cumin seemed a little stronger the day after, so next time I will use slightly less (actually, I used slightly more than the ingredient list's amount, so the recipe is fine.) Thank you very much for sharing this recipe with us.

 

[Jubes]

Reviewed for ZWT9- Made as written, except that I soaked my chickpeas overnight and then cooked in the pressure cooker. A lovely salad that makes a great side

 

[AshyBrian]

This is very clean and very nice