Ingredients:
Chickpeas: 1/2 cup
Red onion: 1 small
Dressing:
Red/Green Jalapenos : I used green chillies: chopped/sliced:1-2 as per taste
Fresh Cilantro
Fresh /Frozen Parsley
Thyme: I ued dried
Mint: fresh/ dried
Tarragon :substitute with marjoram/basil: I used dried
Garlic: Crushed: 1-2 cloves
Cumin: crushed : substitute with cumin powder.
Olive oil: 2+ tbsp
RedWine Vinegar: 2 tbsp
Lemon Juice: 2 tbsp +
Salt & Pepper : to taste
Preparation:
Soak chickpeas and cook till done.Remove the skin of chickpeas (I did not) and toss it in a big bowl along with finely chopped red onion.
Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the chickpeas-onion and toss well to combine.Let it sit for atleast 30 minutes for the flavours to be absorbed.Adjust salt,pepper and vinegar/lemon juice serve at room temperature or chilled.
You can adjust the herbs as per taste and availability.I used more cilantro than parsley and substituted tarragon with dried marjoram.You can also use basil(fresh/frozen/dried) instead of tarragon.Also you can replace redwine vinegar with lemon juice though I used a mix of both.The taste was excellent.Chicpeas and herbs go a long way and here the first taste is that of the lemony herbs followed by the filling heartiness of the chickpeas.This can be used as a side salad or even a pita filling or a whole bowl can be served as a filling lunch.
This is my first entry to AWED:Turkish at Saveur, an event by DK.This also goes to MLLA #26 at Simona's,an event by Susan.
8 Comments:
Chickpea salad looks yummy. Nice clicks.
Reminds me of a friend from Cyprus who loves chikpeas! Looks so beautiful CL.
beautiful and healthy salad.
This Turkish chickpea salad looks very delicious.
You can send this to Nithu's event with Chickpeas.Check the link below:
http://www.nithubala.com/2010/08/250th-post-cwf-lb-chickpeas-event.html
this turkish salad looks delicious..love the balkan cuisine!
Love the simplicty but gorgeous flavors of the turkish cuisine and this is no different. Lovely!
This looks delicious! I think Turkish cuisine is great for the summertime with all the fresh herbs and vegetables. :) Thanks for submitting it to AWED this month.
A very appealing dish for a chickpea lover. Thanks for participating.
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