Recipe: Chickpea salad
This delicious recipe by Jamie Oliver is packed with protein, fibre and essential nutrients.
Chickpea salad. Picture: Supplied
Ingredients
1 small red onion, peeled and chopped
1-2 fresh red chillis, deseeded and finely sliced
2 handfuls ripe red cherry tomatoes, chopped
1 lemon
Olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups Pouyoukas chickpeas prepared as per pack
1 handful fresh mint, chopped
1 handful fresh green basil, chopped
100g feta cheese
Method
1. Mix the chopped onion, chillis and tomatoes.
2. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon and 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Season to taste.
3. Heat the chickpeas in a pan, then add 90% of them to the bowl.
4. Blend the remaining chickpeas and add these as well – they will give a nice creamy consistency.
5. Allow to marinate for a while and serve at room temperature.Just as you’re ready to serve, give the salad a final dress with the fresh mint and basil.
6. Place on a nice serving dish and crumble over the feta cheese.
