Lebanese-style chickpea salad


Lebanese-style chickpea salad
This salad combines chickpeas with cauliflower in a light yoghurt dressing, flavoured with lemon juice and sesame paste.
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Last modified on: February 9th 2020
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For 4 people, you will need:
  • 1 tinned (canned) chickpeas 250 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
  • 2 cauliflower 250 g cauliflower
  • 3 shallot 1 shallot
  • 4 Greek yoghurt 150 g Greek yoghurt
  • 5 tahini (sesame paste) 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
  • 6 lemon juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 7 salt salt
  • 8 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 720 grams

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Preparation: 25 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Lebanese-style chickpea salad : Stage 1
Thoroughly drain 250 g tinned (canned) chickpeas.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Lebanese-style chickpea salad : Stage 2
Dry on a cloth.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
Lebanese-style chickpea salad : Stage 3
Prepare 250 g cauliflower and slice thinly (if you have one, a mandolin is ideal for this).

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Lebanese-style chickpea salad : Stage 4
Put the chickpeas and cauliflower in a salad bowl. Add 1 shallot finely chopped and a little chopped parsley.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Lebanese-style chickpea salad : Stage 5
Prepare the dressing by mixing 150 g Greek yoghurt, 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

Salt and pepper then checking the seasoning.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Lebanese-style chickpea salad : Stage 6
Pour the dressing into the bowl and mix everything together.

Your salad is ready.
Remarks
If you don't have any lemon juice handy, use a tablespoonful of vinegar instead.

The quantity of tahini can be adapted, either a little more or less, to suit your taste.

For a more authentic Lebanese touch, add a little mint in with the chopped parsley.
Keeping: 2 days at most in the fridge.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %70 RDI=6 %30 RDI=4 %660 RDI=30 %2,750 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %9 RDI=1 %4 RDI=1 %90 RDI=5 %380 RDI: 5 %
Per person8 RDI=3 %20 RDI=2 %7 RDI=1 %160 RDI=8 %690 RDI: 8 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Sesame
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 1.85 €
  • Per person : 0.50 €

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