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Recipe for Picos Padas, a chickpea salad with fresh herbs and cooked vegetables.
Papas a la gallega is a traditional Spanish salad made with cooked chickpeas and a vegetable salad. It is a refreshing and light dish that is perfect for summer meals.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total1 hr 50 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodbread
- Estimated cost$4.16 $1.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.93
- $0.36
- $0.97
- $0.90
- $0.00
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the chickpeas and cook them in enough water. Let them rest for an hour to allow them to expand. Drain, then brown them in a pan with 1/4 teaspoon of honey.
- Finely chop the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, and onion (or use your preferred vegetables). Combine all the vegetables in a large bowl, add the cooked chickpeas, 75g of honey, 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, and 150ml of water. Season with salt and pepper to taste. ≈ 8 min
- Add fresh herbs such as chopped thyme. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
- Serve chilled, garnished with chopped chives. ≈ 10 min
The bill
Padded shoes
- 1 kilogram of chickpeas$1.93
- 30 grams of honey$0.36
- 500 g of cooked chickpeas$0.97
- 75 grams of honey$0.90
- 1/4 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
Total$4.16
that's $1.04 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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