Tag: chickpea

I had never had a chickpea salad in my life till a couple of weeks ago. Now I keep at least two cans in my pantry cupboard for emergencies. Like I’m super lazy and I need something that is going to be light and filling at the same time. It’s a magic salad actually.

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 3 dill pickles, diced
• 1 clove garlic, grated
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1 tbsp. pickle juice
• kosher salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Drain and rinse your can of chickpeas. Place in small mixing bowl. Using a fork mash the chickpeas leaving some of them still whole.
2. Add onion, pickle and pickle juice and stir.
3. Add mayo, garlic and salt/pepper and stir to combine.
4. Optional: Lemon juice to add more acid.
5. Optional: Celery to add more cronch.
6. Optional: Tahini/more mayo to add more creaminess.
7. Optional: Chili flake to add some heat.

This recipe is something I learned from one of the food editors of the basically column from Bon Appetit. It’s magic because the recipe could be adapted to what you have. This is the recipe that I used and It was delicious. Serve it in a wrap or on a sandwich. You could also just eat it straight out of the bowl with a spoon.