Antipasto Chickpea Salad | RecipeTin Eats

I really like this chickpea salad as a result of it entails little greater than opening jars, it retains properly for days and the chickpeas preserve me full for longer. It’s like an antipasto platter, within the type of a protein-laden, good-for-you meal!

Antipasto Chickpea Salad

Skilled meals writers would in all probability describe chickpeas as a clean canvas for flavour. I’m not that eloquent. I’ll simply say bluntly – I discover chickpeas relatively bland.

So whenever you see chickpeas in a recipe of mine, they’re all the time with huge, daring flavours. Suppose – Indian curries, chorizo stew, Moroccan tray bake, Brazilian stew, Greek Marinated Chickpea Salad.

At the moment’s recipe is not any exception. Take canned chickpeas and toss with plenty of punchy flavoured antipasto issues – sun-dried tomato, roasted crimson peppers, artichokes and feta – tossed in a dressing made utilizing the oil from the jar of sun-dried tomato.

Boring chickpeas? Not in my world!!

Elements in Antipasto Chickpea Salad

OK! Let’s get cracking opening jars. 😂 Right here’s what you want.

Add-ins

• Canned chickpeas – I exploit canned for comfort however should you’d choose utilizing dried, you will want 1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas. 8 to 24 hours soak, 30 to 45 minute simmer.

• Solar-dried tomato – Get the kind in oil as we’re utilizing the oil from the jar to make the dressing!

• Different antipasto issues – Artichokes, roasted crimson peppers, olives. Be at liberty to change out as you would like!

• Child rocket/arugula – Good perky, barely pepper leafy greens that works properly with the daring flavours of the antipasto. Plus, it holds up higher in salads than crisper leafy greens, like iceberg, when saved in a single day.

• Cherry tomatoes – Bursts of recent juicy sweetness.

• Danish feta, or Inexperienced feta – I like utilizing Danish feta on this as a result of it’s creamier and type of goes smeary when tossed. However Greek feta works simply as properly from a flavour perspective.

• Coriander/cilantro – Recent herby goodness that works so properly with the flavours on this salad!

Dressing

• Solar-dried tomato oil – The oil reserved from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes. Free flavour!

• Sherry vinegar – I barely smoother vinegar with a bit of extra layers of flavour. Substitute with champagne vinegar, white wine vinegar, crimson wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar.

• Garlic – Minced utilizing a garlic press or finely grated utilizing a microplane, so it melds into the dressing.

• Coriander – For a touch of refined, heat spicing.

• Salt and pepper – Only one/4 teaspoon of every, as a result of the antipasto objects are already salty.

How you can make this chickpea salad

Plenty of jar opening! 😂

1. Pressure 5 tablespoons of oil from the sun-dried tomatoes right into a jar to make the dressing. High up with further virgin olive oil, should you’re brief.

2. Dressing – Add the remainder of the elements into the jar and shake properly till mixed. I like utilizing jars to make dressing – quick and efficient technique to combine the dressing up completely, and helpful to retailer leftover.

3. Drain & roughly chop the artichokes, roasted crimson peppers and solar dried tomato.

4. Mix all of the salad elements in a big bowl, however reserve a bit of feta and coriander/cilantro for garnish.

5. Pour over dressing.

6. Toss gently. A number of the feta will go a bit smeary and creamy – I really like this! If you’re after a extra pristine look, then simply maintain the feta again till the tip and do it all through the salad.

Now THAT is a bowl of chickpea deliciousness.

Make this for dinner tonight, work-lunch tomorrow then have any leftovers on the facet of no matter you’re having for dinner the evening after.

I can’t wait so that you can get hooked on this as I’m! – Nagi x

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Antipasto chickpea salad

Creator: Nagi

Prep: 15 minutes

Complete: 15 minutes

Salad, Salad meal

Western

Servings4 – 5

Faucet or hover to scale

Recipe video above. This salad makes use of huge, punchy antipasto flavours to remodel canned chickpeas from meh to significantly scrumptious – quick! Wonderful protein-laden, meat-free meal or work lunch choice because it retains properly for 3 days. Swap out the add-ins with no matter takes your fancy. However no matter you do, do not skip the sun-dried tomatoes. The tasty oil from the jar is used for the dressing, and it’s your secret taste weapon right here.

Elements

Salad (Be aware 2):

• ▢ 2 x 400g/14 oz cans chickpeas , drained (Be aware 3 for dried)
• ▢ 3 packed cups child rocket/arugula leaves , roughly torn by hand into 2.5cm / 1″ items (Be aware 4)
• ▢ 350g/12 oz jar roasted crimson pepper strips , drained, roughly chopped into 2.5cm/1″ items
• ▢ 200g/7 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts , drained, roughly chopped into 1.25 cm / 1/2″ items
• ▢ 1/2 cup sliced black kalamata olives
• ▢ 3/4 cup sun-dried tomato strips in oil , chopped into 1.25 cm / 1/2″ items (reserve oil from jar for Dressing) (3 oz)
• ▢ 250g/8oz cherry tomatoes , halved
• ▢ 1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves , roughly chopped
• ▢ 250g/8 oz Danish feta (or Greek) , crumbled

Directions

• Dressing – Shake elements in a jar to mix.

• Toss – Put aside a little bit of coriander/cilantro and feta for garnish. Place all remaining salad elements into an enormous mixing bowl. Pour dressing over salad, and toss gently collectively to mix properly. The feta will get a bit smeary – like it!

• Serve – Switch to serving dish. Garnish with reserved feta and coriander/cilantro. Dig in!

Recipe Notes:

1. Vinegar alternate options: champagne vinegar, white wine vinegar, crimson wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar.
2. The antipasto objects added on this salad are completely open to interpretation! Use no matter you fancy or have. Double up on belongings you’re lengthy on. Exchange issues that aren’t to your style.
3. Dried chickpeas – Use 1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas. Soak in water 8 – 24 hrs, drain then simmer 30 to 45 minutes till agency however tender to the chunk (test early, cook dinner time is dependent upon age. Older = longer, brisker = sooner cook dinner). Drain, cool, use per recipe.
4. Leafy greens – Child spinach would work properly right here and final higher than crisper greens (like iceberg, cos/romaine) in case you are intending to maintain leftovers.
5. LEFTOVERS Retains properly 3 days within the fridge. Toss properly earlier than serving. If deliberately making forward, finest to maintain the dressing separate. If making for work lunches, I wish to make 50% further dressing and portion the dressing for every serving.
Diet per serving.

Diet Data:

Energy: 512cal (26%)Carbohydrates: 30g (10%)Protein: 8g (16%)Fats: 40g (62%)Saturated Fats: 6g (38%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 2gMonounsaturated Fats: 12gLdl cholesterol: 6mg (2%)Sodium: 2338mg (102%)Potassium: 932mg (27%)Fiber: 9g (38%)Sugar: 11g (12%)Vitamin A: 3652IU (73%)Vitamin C: 115mg (139%)Calcium: 151mg (15%)Iron: 5mg (28%)

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