Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Name: Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 12 h 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 12 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 stalk celery, grated; 1 carrot, grated; ¾ cup (175 g) dried chickpeas or one 15- oz (425- g) can cooked chickpeas, drained; ¾ cup (175 g) dried chickpeas or one 15- oz (425- g) can cooked chickpeas, drained; ½ green, red or yellow bell pepper, seeded, pith removed, and finely diced; ½ green, red or yellow bell pepper, seeded, pith removed, and finely diced; ½ green, red or yellow bell pepper, seeded, pith removed, and finely diced; ½ red onion, grated; ¼ teaspoon salt; Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill; ¼ teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
13 hr

Appears in

Silk Road Vegetarian

By Dahlia Abraham-Klein

Published 2014

About

This Middle eastern treat is a popular offering on the region’s meze plates. Meze is a wonderful custom of serving a collage of little nibbles as a pre-dinner snack with drinks. This chickpea-based concoction relies on dill for freshness, onion for zest, and a sprinkling of lemon juice for tang. The creamy richness of the chickpeas balances perfectly with the lively dressing. The dressing has just the right ratio of lemon juice, olive oil, and salt to cling lightly to t

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Snack
Starter
Dinner
Vegan
Gluten-free

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