Kurdish Chickpea Salad

Name: Kurdish Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi Mesopotamian
Ingredients: 0.25 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp toasted cumin seed; 1 small red onion; 1 clove garlic; 0.5 inch fresh ginger; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp pepper; 0.125 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 large tomatoes; 2 cup canned chick-peas; 0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Gently simmered chick-peas, tomatoes and coriander, warmed with cumin and ginger, an Iraqi salad. It's finished with chopped cilantro.

25 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 10 min · 25 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Heat oil in pan and add cumin seed, cook just till fragrant. Add the onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender.
2
Add the ginger, salt, pepper, cayenne, lime juice, tomato, and chickpeas, and simmer for 5 minutes or until hot.
5 min
3
Serve salad hot, garnished with chopped cilantro.