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Mediterranean Chick Pea Salad

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking 8 hours
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of dry chickpeas or 2 cans of chickpeas
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • Olive oil
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 large cucumber cut lengthwise in quarters and then 1” chunks
  • 2 cups of grape tomatoes cut in half or, 1 cup of sun dried tomatoes
  • 2 red bell peppers seeded, roasted and chopped (or 1 jar of roasted red peppers).
  • 1 red onion chopped coarsely
  • 1 avocado pitted, skinned, and cut into small chunks
  • 1 cup black or kalamata olives cut in half
  • ½ cup mint leaves optional
  • Garnish with fresh parsley and 1 cup Feta cheese crumbled

Dressing:

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • the peel of 1 lemon
  • the juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 packed cup fresh Italian Flat Leaf parsley chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • Kosher salt & cracked Black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • If using the canned chickpeas, skip to step 6.
  • Cover the dry chickpeas generously with water and soak overnight
  • Drain the soaked chickpeas, and then place in a saucepan and cover generously with water again, add a Tbsp of salt, bring to a boil and then simmer for 60-90 minutes.
  • Drain the chickpeas thoroughly.
  • Cut the red peppers in half, remove the seeds and ribs, and roast them in a 400 degree oven or grill for 10-20 minutes. Watch them closely, you want them browned, but not charred.
  • Preheat a skillet, add 2 Tbsp of olive oil then add the chickpeas, the smoked paprika and the garlic powder and stir through. Keep stirring until the chickpeas are golden brown, 3-5 minutes. Let the chickpeas cool before adding them to the salad.
  • While the chickpeas cool, prepare the rest of the salad ingredients, add them to a large bowl and toss gently.
  • Add the cooled chickpeas
  • Mix up the dressing and toss through the salad
  • Garnish with fresh parsley and feta cheese.