Coronation Chickpea Salad

Name: Coronation Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tbsp mango chutney; 1 tsp mild curry powder; ½ tsp white (distilled) vinegar; ½ tsp garlic granules; a pinch of sea salt; 25 g/1 oz (scant ¼ cup) raisins; 25 g/1 oz (¼ cup) flaked (sliced) almonds; 25 g/1 oz (¼ cup) flaked (sliced) almonds; a small handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves, roughly torn; a small handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves, roughly torn; 2 heads of little gem (bibb) lettuce, leaves separated and washed, to serve; 4 tbsp Vegan Mayonnaise or plain yoghurt; 4 tbsp Vegan Mayonnaise or plain yoghurt; 1 x 400 g/14 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

About

A royal British classic that can be prepared in just ten minutes. Creamy, sweet and spicy, this salad is packed with flavour and can be served on it’s own, in lettuce ‘cups’, or makes an amazing sandwich.

Ingredients

1 x 400 g/14 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
4 tbsp

Europe
United Kingdom
Sandwich
Vegan
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Put the chickpeas, mayonnaise or yoghurt, chutney, curry powder, vinegar, garlic granules and salt into a large mixing bowl and, using a potato masher, roughly mash and mix together until half the chickpeas are crushed and the rest are left whole, for a chunky texture. Stir in the raisins, almonds and coriander leaves.
Spoon the salad into lettuce leaves to ser