Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 2 min | Servings: 6

Original Recipe: loveandlemons.com

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Ingredients

SERVINGS
UNITS
  • Olive oil
    2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Garlic clove
    3 garlic cloves
  • Lemon
    1 lemon
  • Sea salt
    3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • Black pepper
    Freshly ground black pepper
  • Cumin seeds
    1 ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Chickpeas
    2 cups cooked chickpeas
  • Cherry tomatoes
    1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • Dates
    4 Medjool dates
  • Lebanese cucumber
    3 Persian cucumbers
  • Crushed red peppers
    ⅓ cup roasted red peppers
  • Parsley
    ¼ cup parsley
  • Honey Goat Cheese
    3 oz Honey Goat Cheese
  • Ginger
    ¼ cup fresh mint
  • Chickpeas
    ⅓ cup roasted chickpeas

Get Ready!

Large bowl

Large bowl

Small skillet

Small skillet

Serving platter

Serving platter

Steps

1.
Extra-virgin olive oil
Extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons
Garlic
Garlic
3 cloves
Mince
Mince
minced garlic
minced garlic
lemon
lemon
1
Zest
Zest
Lemon zest (1 tbsp)
Lemon zest (1 tbsp)
Same lemon
Same lemon
Juice
Juice
Lemon juice (2 tbsp)
Lemon juice (2 tbsp)
Sea salt
Sea salt
0.75 teaspoon
Black pepper
Black pepper
0.5 teaspoon
Mix
Mix
large bowl
large bowl
2.
Cumin seeds
Cumin seeds
1.5 teaspoon
Toast and crush
Toast and crush
small skillet
small skillet
medium-low
30 seconds
3.
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From step 2
Toasted cumin
Toasted cumin
Mix
Mix
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hud item
hud item
From step 1
large bowl
large bowl
4.
Cooked chickpeas
Cooked chickpeas
2 cups
Drain and rinse
Drain and rinse
Cherry tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
1 cup
Halve
Halve
halved cherry tomatoes
halved cherry tomatoes
Medjool dates
Medjool dates
4
Pit and dice
Pit and dice
pitted and diced dates
pitted and diced dates
Persian cucumbers
Persian cucumbers
3
Slice into thin half moons
Slice into thin half moons
sliced cucumbers
sliced cucumbers
Red pepper
Red pepper
0.333 cup
Chop
Chop
chopped red pepper
chopped red pepper
Parsley
Parsley
0.25 cup
Finely chop
Finely chop
finely chopped parsley
finely chopped parsley
Toss
Toss
hud item
hud item
hud item
hud item
From step 3
large bowl
large bowl
5.
Honey Goat Cheese
Honey Goat Cheese
3 oz
Shape
Shape
Dollops
Dollops
Fresh mint
Fresh mint
0.25 cup
Pick leaves
Pick leaves
Roasted chickpeas (optional)
Roasted chickpeas (optional)
0.333 cup
Garnish
Garnish
serving platter
serving platter
That's it!