Chickpea And Kumara Salad Recipes

CHICKPEA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl: 3 Tbsp olive oil, 3 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 pressed garlic clove, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper and whisk to combine (or shake them together in a small mason jar).
• Combine remaining chickpea salad ingredients in a salad bowl, add dressing to taste (we used all of it) and toss to coat.

SWEET POTATO AND CHICKPEA SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220ºC).
• Cut the sweet potatoes in small cubes and transfer on one half of a non-stick baking sheet.
• Peel and slice the onion and set aside.
• Add the chickpeas to the other half of the baking sheet.
• In a liquid measuring cup with a pour spout, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, cayenne, salt, and pepper and mix well.
• Pour half of the dressing over the sweet potatoes and chickpeas and mix with your hands until well-coated. Keep the chickpeas and sweet potatoes separated as much as possible.
• Scoot the chickpeas toward the sweet potatoes and add the onions to the baking sheet. Make sure everything is spread out evenly.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender. Use tongs to stir halfway through. Let cool for 20 minutes.
• Place the greens in a large bowl. Top with the roasted chickpeas, sweet potatoes, and onion.
• Add the parsley, cilantro, and remaining dressing and toss to combine.
• Top with dried cranberries, if using.
• Enjoy!

CHICKPEA AND KUMARA SALAD

Steps:

• If using the dried chickpeas- they do need to be soaked overnight. Place the chickpeas in a medium sized bowl and cover them with cold water. cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Drain the chickpeas and rinse them in fresh water.
• Preheat oven to 220°C or 200°C if using a fan-forced oven.
• Place chickpeas in a medium saucepan of boilingwater. Return to the boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for approx one hour or until the chickpeas are tender. Drain the chickpeas.
• Meanwhile, toss the onion, capsicum strips, kumara cubes, unpeeled garlicand 4 teaspoons of the olive oil in a shallow baking dish. Bake, uncovered for approx 30 minutes, or until the kumara is tender. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Remove the two garlic cloves from the veges . Squeeze out the garlic into a large bowl. Discard garlic skins. Whisk in the remaining olive oil, lemon juice and mustard.
• Add the cooked chickpeas, roasted vegetables and spinach leaves to the garlic vinaigrette. Lightly mix to combine.