Organic chickpea and olive oil salad with Chinese flavours
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Serves
6
| Salad |
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200 gm (1 cup)
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organic kabuli chickpeas, soaked overnight (see note)
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1 small
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Spanish onion, finely sliced
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1 small
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vine-ripened tomato, finely chopped
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1 small
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carrot, peeled into ribbons
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½ cup (firmly packed)
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mint leaves
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½ cup (firmly packed)
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coriander leaves
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| Dressing |
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1
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egg yolk
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2 tbsp
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cane sugar (see note)
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60 ml (¼ cup)
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tamari (see note)
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60 ml (¼ cup)
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brown rice vinegar (see note)
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60 ml (¼ cup)
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extra-virgin olive oil (see note)
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1
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Drain chickpeas, place in a heavy-based saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium and simmer, adding more water if necessary, for 1-1½ hours or until tender. Drain and set aside.
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2
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For the dressing, whisk the egg yolk and sugar in a bowl until pale and frothy. Add tamari and vinegar and whisk to combine, then add the olive oil and whisk until combined.
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3
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Combine, chickpeas, remaining ingredients and dressing in a large bowl, arrange on a platter, drizzle over dressing and serve immediately.
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Note Kabuli chickpeas are a large yellow variety with a nutty creamy flavour. Kylie uses Nolans Road Kabuli Chickpeas. She also uses Alter Eco Fair Trade Unrefined Ground Cane Sugar, available from select health food stores.Tamari is a wheat-free soy sauce. Kylie prefers to use Spiral Foods Organic Tamari and Organic Brown Rice Vinegar available from supermarkets and health food stores. Kylie uses Nolans Road Extra-Virgin Olive Oil available from select delicatessens.
RECIPE Kylie Kwong
PHOTOGRAPHY Emma Reilly
STYLING Lynsey Fryers