Balela Salad
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chickpeas (2 cans) drained and rinsed
- 1 medium red bell pepper diced
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper diced
- 2 Persian cucumbers diced
- 1 medium red onion finely diced
- 1/2 cup fresh mint chopped
- 1/2 cup Italian parsley chopped
- 1 garlic clove finely minced or grated
- 2 tsp chopped preserved lemon, or the zest of one lemon
- 2 tsp sumac
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1/23 tsp Aleppo chili flakes, or paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Instructions
- PLACE chickpeas, vegetables, and herbs into a large bowl.
- ADD minced garlic, spices, lemon preserve (or zest), lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil.
- TOSS salad together and taste.
- ADJUST with salt, lemon, or spice according to your liking and enjoy!