Sunday, June 27, 2010

Chickpeas salad with sundried tomatoes, zucchini and spices


Today for lunch I made a delicious chickpeas salad... Super healthy, no added fat, and very tasty :)

What you will need :

- 2 cups of chickpeas already cooked ( in a can )
- 1 large fresh white onion
- About 6 sundried tomatoes, that you will rehydrate in boiling water 5 min ( no oil )
- 1 large zucchini or 2 smaller ones, cut in little cubes ( and steamed in microwave 5 minutes )
- balsamic vinegar
- cumin
- soy sauce
- salt and pepper to taste


Preparation

-Drain and rinse the chickpeas
-Peel completely the zucchini ( unless its organic ) and cut in little cubes.
Then, place the cubes in a small bowl, add a table spoon of water and cover with plastic warp.
Microwave 5 minutes, they will be cooked but still very tender.
-Boil some water and put the sundried tomatoes in it. Wait 5 minutes, take thm out and rinse them to bring them to a cool temperature
- Chop the fresh onion ( fine half moom shape is better )

Once all the preparation is done, assemble all the ingredients in a larger bowl.
Add 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar, and 1 tbsp of soy sauce.
Sprinkle some cumin on top, add salt and pepper to taste.
Mix well.... and chill in the fridge before serving it very cold.

Bon Appetit !