Moroccan chickpea salad
Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Serves
4
Skill
Vegetarian
Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Serves
4
Skill
Packed full of fibre, protein and iron and low in salt, this nutritious chickpea salad has a unique flavour twist. Enjoy it on its own or as a side to your favourite dish.
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 x 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ½ cup orange juice
- ⅓ cup currants
- 2 carrots, shredded or coarsely grated
- ⅓ green onions (shallots), sliced diagonally
- 100g baby spinach leaves
- ⅓ cup coriander leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 tbs salad seeds (mix of sesame and sunflower seeds), toasted
Nutrition per serving
1250 kJ
energy kj
10 g
protein
3 g
saturated fat
22 g
carbohydrate
16 g
sugars
360 mg
sodium
Method
- Heat oil in a medium non-stick frying pan, over medium heat. Add cumin, chickpeas and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Combine orange juice and currants in a tea-cup. Microwave for 1 minute until hot. Drain, reserve orange juice. Combine currants, chickpea mixture, carrots, onion, spinach and coriander in a large bowl.
- To make dressing, combine tahini and reserved orange juice in a small bowl. Season to taste. Whisk to combine. Drizzle dressing over salad. Gently toss to combine. Sprinkle with salad seeds and serve.
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 x 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ½ cup orange juice
- ⅓ cup currants
- 2 carrots, shredded or coarsely grated
- ⅓ green onions (shallots), sliced diagonally
- 100g baby spinach leaves
- ⅓ cup coriander leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 tbs salad seeds (mix of sesame and sunflower seeds), toasted
Nutrition per serving
1250 kJ
energy kj
10 g
protein
3 g
saturated fat
22 g
carbohydrate
16 g
sugars
360 mg
sodium
- Heat oil in a medium non-stick frying pan, over medium heat. Add cumin, chickpeas and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Combine orange juice and currants in a tea-cup. Microwave for 1 minute until hot. Drain, reserve orange juice. Combine currants, chickpea mixture, carrots, onion, spinach and coriander in a large bowl.
- To make dressing, combine tahini and reserved orange juice in a small bowl. Season to taste. Whisk to combine. Drizzle dressing over salad. Gently toss to combine. Sprinkle with salad seeds and serve.