Chickpeas!!! Yummy!!
Good thing they have never stopped pregnant woman from eating chickpeas. And I've tried to make chickpea pasta salad and chickpea salad recently. I love both of them but let me share chickpea salad here.
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| Chickpea Salad for dinner |
Ingredients (I made a big bowl for myself as dinner):
- Chickpea (~1/3 of a 400g can of chickpea)
- A handful of green peas. If you like to have sweeter addition in your salad, just add more peas
- 5-10 Cherry tomatoes, depending on the sizes (In this case I bought tomato amoroso from Cold Storage, it's very expensive but it's really delicious. 15 tomatoes for $4.95!)
- Half of a Japanese cucumber
- Half of an onion
- A handful of parsley, chopped
For the dressing:
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp of Balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- A clove of smashed garlic
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of pepper
- 1-2 tbsp of lemon juice
Methods:
- Cook the green peas in boiling water for one minute, wash them with cold water to prevent further cooking
- Toast the chickpeas in a pan for a few minutes
- Dice ingredients 3-5 into small cubes
For the dressing:
- Mix all the ingredients for dressing in a bowl and whisk them to ensure they mix well
Put all the ingredients in a bowl, throw the smashed garlic away from the dressing before mixing in. You can keep this in fridge to serve them cold too.
Variations:
If you do not like the strong pungent smell from onions, you could sauté them before adding into the salad. I've tried both raw and sauté, and I personally prefer the raw onions. It's all up to your preference.
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| Love the colours |
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| Yum! |
Most of the chickpea salads on the internet use feta cheese for toppings. But due to the fact that pregnant women should stay away from soft cheese, I referred a few recipes and came out with this version of my own. I would definitely love to eat the ones with feta cheese. But oh well, I'll just have to wait for a few more months.
Try it if you want something healthy and filling at the same time =)
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