Last Updated on April 26, 2023 by Chef Mireille
Looking for a delicious and easy salad recipe? Look no further than this Fresh Chickpea Salad, a quick and simple dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights. With fresh veggies, protein-rich chickpeas, and a zesty dressing, this salad is sure to satisfy your cravings for something healthy and delicious.
Fresh Chickpeas are not something easy to come by here in the United States. In fact, it was only about 2 years ago that I came across them for the first time and I was so amazed I came home with a big bag of them. Now, whenever I see them at the Indian supermarket, I usually purchase them. They cook very quickly and have such a fresh, taste.
They are easily shelled.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups fresh chickpeas, shelled
- 3/4 cup carrots, diced
- 3/4 cup daikon radish, diced
- 2 Persian cucumbers, diced
- 2/3 cup canned corn, drained (or defrosted frozen corn kernels)
- 2/3 cup passionfruit juice
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 5 stalks mint leaves, finely chopped
- 1 large handful cilantro, finely chopped
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add chickpeas and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and run cold water immediately over the peas to stop the cooking process.
Bring a pot of water to boil again. Add carrot and daikon and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and run cold water immediately over the vegetables to stop the cooking process or put in a bowl of ice water.
In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, carrots, radish, cucumbers and corn. Add mint and cilantro and stir to combine.
In a small bowl, combine juice, ketchup, salt, paprika and cayenne pepper. Whisk well. While whisking, slowly drizzle in olive oil until thoroughly combined.
Pour dressing over chickpeas and mix well. Leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours. If you leave the salad in the dressing for more than a day, the cucumbers will turn to pickles.
Drain and serve.
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| Plantain Paneer Kebab |
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| Tatale |
This week’s BM theme is all about presenting soups or salads with great side dishes. Today I’ve given you three side options you can have with this great salad. Serve with Plantain Paneer Kebab or Tatale (Ghanian Plantain Fritters).
You can also serve these with Mini-Quiche/Chayote-Carrot Smoked Gouda Tarts
Fresh Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups fresh chickpeas shelled
- 3/4 cup carrots diced
- 3/4 cup daikon radish diced
- 2 Persian cucumbers diced
- 2/3 cup canned corn drained (or defrosted frozen corn kernels)
- 5 stalks mint leaves finely chopped
- 1 large handful cilantro finely chopped
Dressing Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup passionfruit juice
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add chickpeas and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and run cold water immediately over the peas to stop the cooking process.
- Bring a pot of water to boil again. Add carrot and daikon and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and run cold water immediately over the vegetables to stop the cooking process or put in a bowl of ice water.
- In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, carrots, radish, cucumbers and corn. Add mint and cilantro and stir to combine.
- In a small bowl, combine juice, ketchup, salt, paprika and cayenne pepper. Whisk well. While whisking, slowly drizzle in olive oil until thoroughly combined.
- Pour dressing over chickpeas and mix well. Leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours. If you leave the salad in the dressing for more than a day, the cucumbers will turn to pickles.
- Drain and serve.
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Looks yummy!
We get fresh chickpeas when in season. Chickpeas and passionfruit is a wonderful combination. Salad looks very appetising.
Delicious!!!
delicious and you are rocking with flavors.combining chickpeas with passion fruit just awesome
this looks absolutely amazing… would love to grab it!
Looks delicious! Colourful and attractive ..
Amazing salad, Mir. I have not tried using the fresh chickpeas in a salad!
What a healthy salad and such a yummy fusion too. Using passion fruit juice for dressing sounds very interesting.
Thank you for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays! Your post has been pinned to my Recipes from Tasty Tuesday board. I can't wait to see what you link up next week!
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Love the fresh winter chickpeas. The chayote-carrot-smoked gouda tart pairing looks great. I am going to look up that recipe.
Passion fruit dressing sounds new to me and sure it would have tasted great..Bookmarking it..
wow very colorful and delicious salad 🙂 looks very attractive !!
Delicious and colorful fusion!!!! never got my hands on fresh chickpeas here, but look where i can get! 🙂
Am in love with the dressing..Such an incredible salad..
Yummy salad
I haven't found fresh chickpeas here yet but I used to be able to get the frozen green or fresh ones at Whole Foods. This salad looks delicious–I love all of the flavors and colors and that passionfruit dressing. Thanks for sharing it at Souper Sundays. 😉
Fresh chickpeas…thats so interesting. Let me find some too. I love passion fruit too. I need to try cooking with it soon 🙂
I love chickpea based salads , sounds yummy with passion fruit dressing…..
This is a treat when fresh chick peas are available! The dressing is so different 🙂
colorful salad …………..