My good friend, Amy (food lover, caterer, organic gardener, food show radio producer, and all around girl about town), gave me this recipe for a Turkish garbanzo (aka chick pea) salad and I just had to share it with you. She prepared it for a recent catering gig she did and it was a huge success.
"The beauty of this recipe," she says, "is that you can really dink with the proportions. Love fruit in your salad? Add more apricots. Want a bit more heat? Add some chili flakes." So play around with it a bit until you get the taste you really like the most. Delicious served with Moroccan mint tea.
Turkish Garbanzo Salad
3 - 15 oz. cans garbanzo beans (or approximately 6 cups)
One small red onion, diced
Large bunch of Italian parsley
¾ cup dried Turkish apricots, sliced
1/3 cup kalamata olives pitted
½ cup olive and sunflower oil blend
½ cup red wine vinegar
½ tablespoon garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
½ Tablespoon dried oregano
½ Tablespoon dried marjoram
½ Tablespoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Rinse and drain the beans. Whisk together dressing: vinegar, oil, garlic, Dijon, marjoram, oregano, paprika, salt and black pepper. Toss with beans. Chop onions and parsley. Slice apricots thinly. Add with kalamata olives (rinsed and drained) to bean/dressing mixture. Let marinate several hours before serving.
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Comments
September 2, 2008
Chick peas are so versatile, high in protein and low in fat. And I also love it as hummus :)
September 4, 2008
Oooh, thank you for the recipe!
September 5, 2008
This sounds fantastic. The crazy thing is that just today I bought some dried Turkish apricots, unsure of what exactly I would do with them (other than eat them out of the bag!). I ended up making a curried quinoa with them, but I'm making your chickpeas next!
September 5, 2008
Anything with garbanzo beans is good. Sadness: my store was out of them a few days ago.
September 5, 2008
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September 7, 2008
What a great looking recipe, I love salads that have protien and some kick.
November 15, 2011
I had this exact same salad yesterday at our local co-op. It is delicious! I am glad to have found the recipe online. Thanks