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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 9^th 2020

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas
2 1 cup cauliflower
3 1 shallot
4 0 kg Greek yoghurt
5 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
6 2 tablespoons lemon juice
7 salt
8 pepper

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24 min.	24 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Thoroughly drain 1 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Dry on a cloth.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 cup cauliflower and slice thinly (if you have one, a mandolin is ideal for this).

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Put the chickpeas and cauliflower in a salad bowl. Add 1 shallot finely chopped and a little chopped parsley.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Prepare the dressing by mixing 0 kg Greek yoghurt, 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

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.

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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
658 Kcal or 2,755 Kj	33 gr	66 gr	29 gr
33 %	13 %	6 %	4 %

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Sesame

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 1.83 €
Per person : 0.46 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chickpea salad, Green hummus, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Cauliflower and chickpea salad, Mixed vegetable curry, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Breton coleslaw, Roscoff salad, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Harvest Gratin, Gratin with Parmesan flavours, ... All
	Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tzatziki, Home-made doner kebab, Spinach fritters, Light herb sauce, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, ... All
	Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed oyster mushrooms, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Tapenade, How to beat egg whites, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , ... All

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