Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Colourful Chickpea Salad

Serves 4
5 min 5 min prep
2 cups chickpeas
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup savoy cabbage, thinly sliced
2 spring onions, sliced
8-10 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 lemon, juice of
salt & freshly ground black pepper


Melt the butter in a small saucepan and then sauté the cabbage for 2-3 minutes, until it has softened but is not completely wilted.
Mix the cabbage in a bowl with the chickpeas, spring onions, garlic cloves and tomatoes.
Whisk the oil, cayenne pepper and lemon juice separately and pour it over the salad.
Sprinkle over some salt and pepper and mix.
Chill for a couple hours before serving.

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