Chickpea / Garbanzo Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chickpeas, soaked overnight
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, 1 peeled and left whole, one peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 cucumber, finely diced
• 1 green chili pepper, finely chopped
• 2 -3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 6 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons mint, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 drain the soaked chickpeas. place the chick peas and the whole garlic clove in a large saucepan.
• 2 cover generously with water and bring to the boil. cook briskly uncovered for 1 and a half hours to 2 hours until the chick peas are tender. season with salt towards the end of the cooking period. drain the cooked chick peas.
• 3 toss the cooked chick peas with the remaining garlic, onion, cucumber, chili, wine vinegar, parsley, mint and cilantro.
• 4 season with salt and freshly ground pepper. serve.