Perfect Spicy Chickpea salad and working through transitions
This perfect Spicy Chickpea salad is a great protein packed option for a wholesome meal. I made this recently for the young lady on her last week at home. This sounds so foreboding, but, as the reality of life goes it is a usual transition of life. I feel a little older and sadder. A new journey begins and I as a parent feel satisfied that I can check one more item off the list. I have work related transitions that I am also getting settled into.
My Story of the Perfect Chickpea Salad
Sometimes recuperating from a chaotic situation takes a little time. A sense of strange inertia clings to the chaos. I even feel myself searching for vestiges of the chaos. Wondering, where it might be.
Maybe a little feeling of why it is difficult for people to get out of a dysfunctional situation. I have more free time on hands. But, still trying to arrange it in a way that makes the most sense.
So back to my spicy chickpea salad. One inspired by my meanderings in the Southwest. Chancing on one of the best breakfasts that we enjoyed. Well, there I saw a chick pea sandwich. I did not really try it, but its memories helped me create this one. It has a rather Mediterranean feel. In an olives meet sriracha sort of way.
How to Enjoy your Perfect Chickpea Salad
But, seriously if you take the slightly extra time to make your own chickpeas, well, that is what that instant pot is for. You can make them nice and soft and you will meet your next new super healthy and satisfying salad. Over toast or anything else good, it tastes so good you might just say good bye to anything else. Most chickpea salads, tend to be chunky and side salad styled like this one.
As a bones this keeps well in the refrigerator and even tastes even better the next day. It is all about giving the garlic and the lemon some time to connect and spend some quality time together. This would also pair perfectly with a cozy and soothing salad or dish like this avocado pesto.
A wholesome easy to put together chickpea salad.
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sriracha or to taste
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup black olives, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Mash the chickpeas leaving some texture. If you are cooking your own chickpeas, cook them a little soft so that you can mash easily with a fork.
- Add in the tahini, olive oil, lime or lemon juice, sriracha and salt and mix well.
- Stir in the red onion, garlic, and cilantro. Lastly stir in the black olives.
- Use in sandwiches or any which way you like.
Notes
The cook time includes the time to cook the chickpeas but is mostly done unattended in the instant pot.
Fanny Farkas
This is delicious. Had it for breakfast on toast with a fried egg this morning.
rinkub@aol.com
Fanny my friend! Thank you for vising!