Mar 9, 2009

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.

17 comments:

Indian Khana said...

Refreshing salad....looks gud..

Saritha said...

lovely salad dear

Dershana said...

Very nice and simple salad with an Italian type dressing!

notyet100 said...

hi rekha wish u very happy holi,u can send this for tomato event too,..

Lakshmi said...

salad looks appetising ..loved the colors in salad.

Priya Suresh said...

Refreshing salad Rekha..love chickpeas in salad!!

Kitchen Chronicles said...

Tempting salad.

Shama Nagarajan said...

yummy salad

lubnakarim06 said...

Wow simple and yum.......

Anonymous said...

hirekha, happy holi.manasa likes salads.this is too nice. thank u.

Trupti said...

Salad looks very healthy & easy to make.

Anonymous said...

we usuallu make chickpea salad...looks splendid..comfort.

Cham said...

Very refreshing one!

Manju said...

simple yet delicious salad!

Chutneytales said...

The salad looks very refreshing !

Priyanka Agrawal said...

mm love this!! i love ur aesthetic sense too

Uma said...

simple, refreshing salad. Yummy!