Chickpea salad

Chickpea salad

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Discover this chickpea salad, a refreshing and nutritious dish, perfect for hot days.

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This chickpea salad is a delicious treat for the taste buds. It’s fresh, flavorful, and perfect for summer meals.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodblending, seasoning
  • Estimated cost$2.13 $0.53 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.39
  • $0.20
  • $0.30
  • $0.15
  • $0.10
  • $0.39
  • $0.42
  • $0.03
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the chickpeas and lentils and soak them in boiling water with a teaspoon of baking soda for 8 hours (or soak them overnight), then drain and cook.
  2. Reserve the cooking water. ≈ 3 min
  3. In the blender, we add cooked chickpeas, milk, tahini (sesame paste), garlic, lemon juice, a little chickpea broth, and salt.
  4. Mix thoroughly. ≈ 3 min
  5. Cut the bread into medium-sized pieces and let them soak in a broth made from cooked chickpeas.
  6. Arrange the ingredients in a bowl, then add the chickpea mixture and the other ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  7. We heat the oil paint and pour it over the top, sprinkling with cumin, red pepper flakes, or pastis. ≈ 2 min
  8. Finally, the dish is garnished with toasted almonds and chopped cilantro.
  9. Category: Cookbook ≈ 3 min

The bill

Chickpea salad

  • chickpea pod$0.39
  • A glass of milk$0.20
  • tahini$0.30
  • Lemon juice$0.15
  • Allium sativum (in granules)$0.10
  • bread$0.39
  • 3 tablespoons of butter$0.42
  • salt$0.03
  • Ground red chili pepper or paprika$0.15

Total$2.13

that's $0.53 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • chickpea pod
  • A glass of milk
  • tahini
  • Lemon juice
  • Allium sativum (in granules)
  • bread
  • 3 tablespoons of butter
  • salt
  • Ground red chili pepper or paprika
  • Pecan and parsley for decoration

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