Chickpea Salad
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This amazingly simple chickpea salad is perfect both at home and outdoors, for example. Preparing it is pure pleasure—just quickly combine all the ingredients in a bowl, add the dressing, and let it marinate for about half an hour so it can absorb the flavors. Moreover, you can always experiment with different herbs and spices. Serve and enjoy.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, grill the corn. An easier and quicker way to make a chickpea salad is to use canned corn, for example.
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Step 2
2. Prepare all the other ingredients – drain the chickpeas in a colander, cut the kernels off the corn cobs, wash the herbs, and slice the tomatoes.
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Step 3
3. Place the chickpeas, corn, tomatoes, and chopped herbs into a deep bowl. Squeeze the juice of one lemon or lime and pour over the top.
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Step 4
4. Prepare the dressing – press the garlic, then add olive oil, honey, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Squeeze in the lemon juice and grate in the lemon zest. Mix well and place over heat. Warm slightly to release the garlic aroma, then pour into the salad bowl.
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Step 5
5. Mix everything well and refrigerate for 30-40 minutes. That's it, the homemade chickpea salad is ready to be served.