Spiced Chickpea Salad with Honey

Gluten-free. Can be made vegan.

Bonjour and welcome to recipe no. 3.

When I had 10 friends over, realized we were one salad short, and had to improvise something at the last minute, I grabbed some chickpeas and threw in whatever I had on hand. And you know what? Everyone loved it! It saved our meal, and it might just save yours too!

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Spiced Chickpea Salad with Honey

Salade de pois chiches épicés au miel

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Ingredients

Serves 4 to 5 as a side dish, or 2 to 3 as a main. Double the quantities for 10 people.

• 500 g cooked chickpeas

• 1 tbsp cumin

• 1 tbsp smoked paprika

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 1/2 tsp extra hot cayenne pepper, or to taste (careful — the heat intensifies after resting)

• 1 red onion

• 1 bunch of cilantro or flat-leaf parsley

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tbsp honey (or agave/maple syrup for a fully vegan version)

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Instructions

1. Drain the chickpeas and place them in a large bowl.

2. Sprinkle over: 1 tbsp cumin + 1 tbsp smoked paprika + 1 tsp turmeric + 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper. Mix everything well with your hands.

3. Finely chop the red onion and the entire bunch of cilantro. Add them to the chickpeas and mix thoroughly.

4. In a small bowl, combine 2 tbsp olive oil with 1 tbsp honey.

5. Pour this mixture over the salad and mix well.

6. Let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour (this is very important to allow the spices to infuse properly) before serving.

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Thank you for reading, let me know what you think in the comments!