Spicy chickpea salad
By: Ching He-Huang From: Ching's Kitchen
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Spicy chickpea salad
- Prep time:
- 10 mins, plus one hr steeping in the dressing
- Cook time:
- 3 mins
- Serves:
- 4 as a starter
Spiked with chillies and peppers, Ching-He Huang's salad makes a healthy start to a meal and is also a great accompaniment to roast meats
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp groundnut oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 1 small red Onion, diced
- 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 0.5 tsp dried red chilli flakes
- 0.25 tsp Salt
- 0.25 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
- 5 tbsp extra virgin Olive oil
- 1 limes, juice
For the salad
- 400g tinned Chickpeas
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
- 0.5 red peppers, diced
- 0.5 green peppers, diced
Method
1. Heat a wok or large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the ground nut oil and toss in the garlic and red onions. Stir fry for about a minute, until the garlic gives off a nutty aroma.2. Add the red wine vinegar while still on the heat - cook down and stir in the chilli flakes along with a pinch of salt and pepper. Take the pan off the heat and leave to cool before adding the olive oil and lime juice.
3. In a large bowl, tip in all the salad ingredients and spoon over the dressing. Leave the chickpeas to steep for an hour or so before serving at room temperature, either as a starter or as an accompaniment to roast meats.
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This is fabulous - I did it recently at a barbeque and everyone asked for the recipe!