Vegetable Chick Pea Salad

Category: Salad

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb Carrots Julienned

1 lg clove Garlic Crushed

1 Cucumber Seedless, Julienned

1/4 c Fresh Parsley Minced

1/4 c Fresh Lemon Juice

1/4 c Black Olives Pitted

1 16-oz can Chick Peas Drained, Rinsed

1/4 c Sesame Seeds Toasted

1/3 c olive oil

1/2 ts Pepper Fresh Ground

1/2 ts Salt


Directions

Toast sesame seeds in a heated dry skillet over medium heat, shaking pan or stirring, until seeds are light brown and fragrant, 2-3 minutes. Make dressing: Process garlic, sesame seeds, salt and pepper in a blender bowl or food processor. Blend in lemon juice and oil. Cook carrots in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp tender, about 4 minutes; drain well. Toss carrots with chick peas and dressing in a large bowl. Let cool to room temperature. Add cucumber, parsley and olives. Toss to coat with dressing. Serve at room temperature. 152 calories per serving. From: Syds Cookbook. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/sydsbook.zip

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