Antipasto Chickpea Salad | RecipeTin Eats

I really like this chickpea salad as a result of it entails little greater than opening jars, it retains nicely 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 most likely describe chickpeas as a clean canvas for flavour. I’m not that eloquent. I’ll simply say bluntly – I discover chickpeas somewhat bland.

So if you see chickpeas in a recipe of mine, they’re all the time with massive, 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 a number of punchy flavoured antipasto issues – sun-dried tomato, roasted pink 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!!

Substances in Antipasto Chickpea Salad

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

Add-ins

• Canned chickpeas – I take advantage of canned for comfort however when you’d favor utilizing dried, you have to 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 pink peppers, olives. Be happy to modify out as you would like!

• Child rocket/arugula – Good perky, barely pepper leafy greens that works nicely 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 nicely from a flavour perspective.

• Coriander/cilantro – Contemporary herby goodness that works so nicely 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 extra layers of flavour. Substitute with champagne vinegar, white wine vinegar, pink 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 delicate, heat spicing.

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

How you can make this chickpea salad

A whole lot 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, when you’re quick.

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

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

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

5. Pour over dressing.

6. Toss gently. A few 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 night time 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 massive, punchy antipasto flavours to remodel canned chickpeas from meh to noticeably scrumptious – quick! Wonderful protein-laden, meat-free meal or work lunch choice because it retains nicely for 3 days. Change 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.

Substances

Salad (Notice 2):

• ▢ 2 x 400g/14 oz cans chickpeas , drained (Notice 3 for dried)
• ▢ 3 packed cups child rocket/arugula leaves , roughly torn by hand into 2.5cm / 1″ items (Notice 4)
• ▢ 350g/12 oz jar roasted pink 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 components in a jar to mix.

• Toss – Put aside a little bit of coriander/cilantro and feta for garnish. Place all remaining salad components into a giant mixing bowl. Pour dressing over salad, and toss gently collectively to mix nicely. The feta will get a bit smeary – adore 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, pink wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar.
2. The antipasto gadgets added on this salad are completely open to interpretation! Use no matter you fancy or have. Double up on stuff 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 (verify early, cook dinner time is dependent upon age. Older = longer, more energizing = quicker cook dinner). Drain, cool, use per recipe.
4. Leafy greens – Child spinach would work nicely right here and final higher than crisper greens (like iceberg, cos/romaine) if you’re intending to maintain leftovers.
5. LEFTOVERS Retains nicely 3 days within the fridge. Toss nicely earlier than serving. If deliberately making forward, finest to maintain the dressing separate. If making for work lunches, I prefer to make 50% further dressing and portion the dressing for every serving.
Vitamin per serving.

Vitamin Info:

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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