This Arabic chickpea salad is a more solid and textural version of hummus turned into a dish. Whole chickpeas with fresh vegetables and the acidic sumac and lemon dressing, together with crunchy pita triangles, create a very nutritious and satisfying dish.
Mediterranean
Arabic chickpea salad with sumac and pita
Arabic salad of chickpeas, tomato, cucumber and red onion with sumac and lemon dressing. Salad version of hummus, with toasted pita.
- Lebanon
- Salad
- Light
- Low fat
- High fiber
- Low sugar
- easy
15 min
Tiempo de Preparación
4
Servings
Nutrición por ración
- Calories 290 kcal
- Protein 12 g
- Fiber 9 g
- Carbohydrates 38 g
- Fat 10 g
- Sodium 380 mg
Story behind the dish
Preparation
Arabic chickpea salad with sumac and pita is a Lebanese preparation with easy difficulty. Reserve about 20 minutes in total (15 for mise en place and preparation, 5 for cooking). Follow the 7 phases in order: each step indicates what to do, what to observe and, when applicable, the time or level of fire.
Before you start
- Have ready: 400 g of cooked chickpeas.
- Have ready: 2 diced tomatoes.
- Have ready: 1 cucumber, diced.
- Have ready: ½ chopped red onion.
- Have ready: Fresh parsley and mint.
- Salt, oil and spices measured and within reach.
- Clean utensils, board and clear work surface.
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Toast the pitas in the oven or toaster; cut them into triangles
Toast the pitas in the oven or toaster; cut them into triangles. Preheat the oven well in advance so that the temperature is stable from the first minute.
Preheat the oven well in advance so that the temperature is stable from the first minute.
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Drain and rinse the chickpeas
Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Mix the chickpeas with the tomato
Mix the chickpeas with the tomato, cucumber and onion. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Add the chopped parsley and mint
Add the chopped parsley and mint. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Dress with oil
Dress with oil, lemon, sumac, salt and pepper. Taste before serving: the balance between salt, acidity and fat defines the final result.
Taste before serving: the balance between salt, acidity and fat defines the final result.
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Mix well and let it rest for 5 min.
Mix well and let it rest for 5 min. Resting time is not optional: it improves texture, hydrates fibers and balances flavors.
Resting time is not optional: it improves texture, hydrates fibers and balances flavors.
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Serve with crispy pita triangles
Serve with the crispy pita triangles. Serve on a preheated plate or platter if the dish must maintain temperature.
Serve on a preheated plate or platter if the dish must maintain temperature.
Chef's tips
- Resting time is not optional: it improves texture, hydrates fibers and balances flavors.
- Preheat the oven well in advance so that the temperature is stable from the first minute.
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