Name: Easy Curried Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas (1 ½ cups cooked), drained and rinsed; 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped; ¼ cup red onion, finely diced; 2 spring onions, chopped; 2 tablespoons coriander, chopped; Optional: ¼ cup raisins; ¼ cup mayonnaise (alternatively – use hummus thinned out with a little water); 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon curry powder; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon turmeric; ¼ teaspoon chili powder (or cayenne pepper); Pinch of black pepper; 1 clove garlic, grated; Salt to taste

Description

A delicious, quick and easy, high-protein vegetarian salad that can be eaten for lunch or dinner or as a side to a meat dish. This curried chickpea salad is mildly spiced but can be adjusted to make it even spicier!

Ingredients

For the salad

1 can chickpeas (1 ½ cups cooked), drained and rinsed
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
¼ cup red onion, finely diced
2 spring onions, chopped
2 tablespoons coriander, chopped
Optional: ¼ cup raisins

For the Curry Dressing

¼ cup mayonnaise (alternatively – use hummus thinned out with a little water)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
Pinch of black pepper
1 clove garlic, grated
Salt to taste

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Instructions

Take half the chickpeas and mash them using a fork – this adds wonderful texture to the salad.
Prepare the salad by combining the whole and mashed chickpeas, celery, red onion and coriander together in a large bowl.
For the dressing, add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth and combined. Add salt to taste.
Mix the salad and dressing together and garnish with extra coriander.
Eat the salad as is or use it as a sandwich, wrap or pita filling.