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 cups + 2 tablespoons tinned (canned) chickpeas
2 cups + 2 tablespoons cauliflower
2 
1 1⁄3 cup Greek yoghurt
2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste)
4 tablespoons 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 cups + 2 tablespoons 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 2 shallots finely chopped and a little chopped parsley.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Prepare the dressing by mixing 1 1⁄3 cup Greek yoghurt, 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) and 4 tablespoons 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 |
| 1,316 Kcal or 5,510 Kj | 66 gr | 132 gr | 58 gr |
| 66 % | 25 % | 12 % | 9 % |
| 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 8 people : 3.66 €
- 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 salad, Chorba, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Hummus, Couscous, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable tartare, Crunchy spring salad, Breton coleslaw, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Thaï rice with small vegetables, ... All |
 | Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Light herb sauce, Tzatziki, Cretan-style salmon , Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Home-made doner kebab, ... All |
 | Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Julia salad, Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese, Avocado with gravlax, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Cooking sugar, ... All |
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