Chick pea salad
By: Merrilees Parker From: Good Food Bites
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Chick pea salad
- Prep time:
- 10 mins
- Cook time:
- 6 mins
- Serves:
The ever-popular traditional Spanish sausage, chorizo, gives Merrilees Parker's herb-dressed salad a hearty flavour
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp light Olive oil
- 200g Chorizo, uncooked
- 500g tinned Chickpeas, drained and rinsed weight
- 1 red Onions, very finely sliced
- 1 clove Garlic, crushed
- 1 large unwaxed Lemon, juice and zest
- 4 tbsp extra virgin Olive oil
- 2 tbsp flat leaf Parsley, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh Coriander, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh Mint, chopped
- 1 pinch freshly ground salt and black pepper
Method
1. Heat the light olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the chorizo and cook for 5-6 minutes until really crispy. Drain well, in a sieve placed over a medium bowl, to reserve all the oil.2. Tip the chick-peas into a large bowl. Add the red onion and stir in the chorizo oil.
3. Make the dressing by mixing the garlic, lemon juice and zest and extra virgin olive oil in a small jug.
4. Stir the dressing and herbs into the chick-peas. Season with the salt and pepper and stir in the chorizo.
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My husband loves Chickpeas.. I made this, minus the Chorizzo, and it was splendid!!