Smashed Chickpea Salad

As my “must-bake” list continues to grow, I find that I rarely save non-baked goods as favorites anymore. In an effort to try more new recipes for lunch and dinner I’ve made a conscience effort to start saving meal recipes instead of just cookies and cakes. This is one of the recipes that caught my eye.

This salad comes together in no time and is quite tasty. I forgot to add the olive oil and it was still delicious. We both really enjoyed these sandwiches for lunch one Saturday.

Smashed Chickpea Salad – from Smitten Kitchen
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons pitted, halved and very thinly sliced black olives – I omitted, we both don’t like olives
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Zest and juice from half a lemon
Couple good pinches of salt
A few grinds of black pepper
A few glugs of olive oil

Mix everything but the olive oil in a small to midsize bowl. Very lightly smash the chickpea mixture with the back of a fork or a potato masher. You’re not looking for a hummus-like puree but something closer to a coarse chop with a few smaller bits to hold it together. Add the glugs of olive oil, mix it lightly and enjoy.

We made sandwiches with a small amount of mayo and roasted red peppers on toast. I even forgot the olive oil and it was still delicious.

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9 Responses to “That’s FIERCE”

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    slush — March 4, 2008 at 2:31 am

    Very, very cool looking cupcakes. Incredibly artsy. I love the flavor combos too. I will give them a go.

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    CB — March 4, 2008 at 4:26 am

    Very Mo-Dern cupcakes! Love me some chocolate art! Those are definitely fierce. Thanks for entering! Hope you had fun!
    -Clara

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    Jaime — March 4, 2008 at 4:53 am

    very cool!

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    Cara — March 4, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    Very nice, Jen!

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    Amy — March 4, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    Wow! Chocolate with some heat! That sounds awesome 🙂

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    PheMom — March 6, 2008 at 1:18 am

    Hi again! So, I think with the vanilla in this, minus the chocolate and the almond this might work well for preemie’s first birthday cake. Thanks for the help!

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    Mary — March 6, 2008 at 1:43 am

    What a cool blend of flavors! It’s totally DIVA! And I love the chocolate swoop too!

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    kendrita — July 18, 2008 at 4:11 am

    Sounds awesome! Are the PB cups used in the recipe dairy-free? Are there PB cups dairy-free that exist?

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    Faye — February 7, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    How would you store these and for how long?

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