CHICKPEA AND TOMATO SALAD

Dried chick peas -- 1/2 cup

Red cherry tomatoes --- 6

Red onion --- 1 small thinly sliced

Basil leaves --- handfull torn

A few lettuce leaves torn

FOR DRESSING:----

Green chilli --- 1 deseeded and chopped finely (if you don't like just don't add greenchilli)

Garlic ---- 1 clove crushed and chopped finely

Juice and zest of 1 lemon

Olive oil --- 1 tab sp

Salt to taste

pepper powder to taste

METHOD :----

Soak chick peas for over night and cook the in apressure cooker for 3 whistles.remove fro heat and let it cool .

cut tomatoes in to 4 pieces

Now put chilli (if useing), garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper powder, salt to taste in a screwtop jar and shake well. taste and add more lemon juice or oil if necessary.

now add the tomatoes, onion,and basil leaves, to the chick peas and mix gently

Pour over the dressing and mix again, arrange on a bed of lettuce and serve

Serve with crusty bread.

enjoy your fresh salad

You can also add sliced cucumber and carrot to this.