{"id":24798,"date":"2022-07-13T00:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T21:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/chickpea-tomato-salad\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T19:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:49:14","slug":"chickpea-tomato-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/chickpea-tomato-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickpea & Tomato Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

My chickpea and tomato salad became a huge celebration at our house a long time ago.
\nIt\u2019s our favorite dinner on hot summer days.
\nIt\u2019s a refreshing and nutritious bite for all of us.
\nIt\u2019s such a beautiful and delicious bite,
\nWhich instantly turns to a festive bite at every table it reaches.<\/p>\n

There is not one person who won\u2019t ask for the recipe.
\nIt\u2019s full of options for diversity,
\nIt\u2019s full of options of add-ins,
\nIt\u2019s accessible and beautiful,
\nIt\u2019s exciting and super aesthetic,
\nIt\u2019ll remind you of home, no matter where you are in the world.
\nIt\u2019s a perfect salad,
\nJust waiting for you to grab a bite of it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a homemade salad but completely at a restaurant level.
\nIts preparation time is fast and fun,
\nIt requires a minimum of cuts and a maximum of mixing.
\nIt\u2019ll make you fall in love with it immediately,
\nAnd it\u2019s just the bite you\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n

Refreshing salad days, happy and exciting to us all \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chickpea & Tomato Salad<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ingredients: suitable for one salad for the center of the table<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the dressing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n
  • Lemon juice out of \u00bd a lemon<\/li>\n
  • \u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
  • \u2153 cup raw tahini (For alternatives, have a look at \u201cA little extra from me\u201d)<\/li>\n
  • \u2153 cup cool water<\/li>\n
  • \u00bc cup chopped parsley (For alternatives, have a look at \u201cA little extra from me\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For the salad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 1 large tomato cut into cubes (For alternatives, have a look at \u201cA little extra from me\u201d)<\/li>\n
    • \u00bc cup purple onion finely chopped<\/li>\n
    • 1\u00bd cups boiled chickpeas (For alternatives, have a look at \u201cA little extra from me\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      For serving:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • A plate full of fresh and clean lettuce leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Let\u2019s start by preparing the dressing: in a large bowl suitable for all the contents of the salad, put the ingredients of the dressing in the following order: olive oil, lemon juice, salt, tahini and water and mix well. Add the chopped parsley and mix again.<\/li>\n
        2. To the bowl, add the chopped tomato and the chopped onion and mix again.<\/li>\n
        3. Add the chickpeas, mix and taste, if necessary adjust the seasoning and add salt as well if needed.<\/li>\n
        4. Arrange the lettuce on the serving plate and place the salad on top of them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Serve the salad to the table with a big smile \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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          A little extra from me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • The salad can be kept in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 3 days.<\/li>\n
          • Raw tahini can be substituted for yogurt, it turns out wonderful this way.<\/li>\n
          • Parsley can be substituted for chopped basil \/ coriander \/ mint.<\/li>\n
          • Chickpeas can be substituted for any legume or grain you like such as red or white beans \/ whole or black rice \/ quinoa \/ buckwheat etc.<\/li>\n
          • Tomato can be substituted for red bell pepper or roasted zucchini \/ eggplant \/ sweet potato cubes.<\/li>\n
          • For a crispy salad, you can sprinkle sunflower \/ pumpkin seeds over the salad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            Olive oil, lemon juice and salt<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Add tahini and water<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            The dressing ingredients before mixing<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Add the chopped parsley and mix<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Add the tomato and mix<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Add the chopped onion and mix<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Add the chickpeas on top and mix<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            The salad after mixing<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Arrange the lettuce leaves on the serving plate<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Move the salad on top of the lettuce leaves<\/span>. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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            Chickpea & Tomato Salad. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            My chickpea and tomato salad became a huge celebration at our house a long time ago. It\u2019s our favorite dinner on hot summer days. It\u2019s a refreshing and nutritious bite for all of us. It\u2019s such a beautiful and delicious bite, Which instantly turns to a festive bite at every table it reaches. There is not one person who won\u2019t ask for the recipe. It\u2019s full of options for diversity, It\u2019s full of options of add-ins, It\u2019s accessible and beautiful, It\u2019s exciting and super aesthetic, It\u2019ll remind you of home, no matter where you are in the world. It\u2019s a perfect salad, Just waiting for you to grab a bite of it. It\u2019s a homemade salad but completely at a restaurant level. Its preparation time is fast and fun, It requires a minimum of cuts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[196,311,301,208,211,223,277,209,199,200,214,201,210,207,197,233,281,222,198,228,278,275,236,308,232,296,309,231,312,303,283,305,119,235,310,490],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allergies","category-autumn-recipes","category-baked-vegetables","category-breakfast","category-brunch","category-chol-hamoed","category-cold-salads","category-dinner","category-egg-free","category-gluten-free","category-holidays","category-lactose-free","category-lunch","category-meals","category-nut-free","category-on-the-holiday-table","category-original-source-flours","category-passover","category-peanut-free","category-rosh-hashanah","category-salad-dressings","category-salads","category-salty","category-seasons","category-shavuot","category-side-dishes","category-spring-recipes","category-starters-rosh-hashana","category-summer-recipes","category-super-food","category-tahini-en","category-tahini","category-uncategorized","category-vegan","category-winter-recipes","category-490"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24798"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24800,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24798\/revisions\/24800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}