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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2⁄3 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas
2⁄3 cup cauliflower
½ 
1⁄3 cup Greek yoghurt
½ tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 24 min. | 24 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Thoroughly drain 2⁄3 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Dry on a cloth.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Put the chickpeas and cauliflower in a salad bowl. Add ½ shallot finely chopped and a little chopped parsley.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Prepare the dressing by mixing 1⁄3 cup Greek yoghurt, ½ tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Salt and pepper then checking the seasoning.
Salt and pepper then checking the seasoning.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pour the dressing into the bowl and mix everything together.
Your salad is ready.
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.
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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 329 Kcal or 1,377 Kj | 17 gr | 33 gr | 15 gr |
| 16 % | 6 % | 3 % | 2 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 91 Kcal or 381 Kj | 5 gr | 9 gr | 4 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 164 Kcal or 687 Kj | 8 gr | 17 gr | 7 gr |
| 8 % | 3 % | 2 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 0.91 €
- Per person : 0.46 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Mixed vegetable curry, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Green hummus, Chorba, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy spring salad, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, Gratin "grilled inside", Cauliflower coconut curry, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, ... All |
 | Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Norwegian tartines, Light herb sauce, Cretan-style salmon , Home-made doner kebab, Spinach fritters, ... All |
 | Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pea and avocado salad, Hollandaise sauce, Tender tuna, Tapenade, Greek salad, ... All |
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