Mediterranean
Saffron Chickpea Power Salad
Golden chickpeas, roasted peppers, herbs, cucumber, and lemon tahini over greens.
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Total
28 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
4
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Total
28 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
10 min
Yield
4 servings
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- 12 cans chickpeasPrep: drained
- 21 cup roasted red peppersPrep: sliced
- 31 large cucumberPrep: diced
- 45/16 cup tahini
- 53 tbsp lemon juice
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- 1
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- 2 canschickpeasdrained
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Warm chickpeas with saffron, smoked paprika, and olive oil.
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- 5/16 cuptahini
- 3 tbsplemon juice
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Whisk tahini with lemon juice and water until glossy.
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- 2 canschickpeasdrained
- 1 cuproasted red pepperssliced
- 1 largecucumberdiced
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Layer greens, cucumber, peppers, chickpeas, herbs, and dressing.
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Saffron Chickpea Power Salad
Golden chickpeas, roasted peppers, herbs, cucumber, and lemon tahini over greens.
Ingredients to gather
- 2 cans chickpeas, drained
- 1 cup roasted red peppers, sliced
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- 5/16 cup tahini
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
Method, step by step
- 1. Warm chickpeas with saffron, smoked paprika, and olive oil.Uses: 2 cans chickpeas
- 2. Whisk tahini with lemon juice and water until glossy.Uses: 5/16 cup tahini; 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3. Layer greens, cucumber, peppers, chickpeas, herbs, and dressing.Uses: 2 cans chickpeas; 1 cup roasted red peppers; 1 large cucumber