Chickpea and Spinach Salad with Cumin Dressing and Yogurt Sauce

Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger Episode: Hot Off the Grill

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Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
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Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper
4 cups baby spinach leaves
Yogurt with Orange Essence, recipe below, optional
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves, optional

Directions

In a medium bowl combine the chickpeas, parsley and onion. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, zest, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the chickpea mixture and toss to combine. Serve the chickpea salad over a bed of spinach leaves. Top with the yogurt sauce and a sprinkle of mint, if using.

Yogurt with Orange Essence:

1/3 cup lowfat plain yogurt
1/4 teaspoon orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/2 teaspoon honey

In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, orange zest, orange juice and honey.

Yield: about 1/2 cup

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sim hollywood, AL 01-18-2010
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Beautiful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This salad is great!! Made it for myself and ate half of it! The balance of flavors is perfect, it needs no adjustments. Will... make it again and again! Thank you for the recipe!Read more
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Jennifer cincinnati, OH 01-25-2009
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Really quick and tasty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had guests over and didn't feel like bothering with hummus. This dish gives the tastes of hummus without the fuss, and the... spinach turns this into a salad with a fresh and light taste. The yogurt sauce was perfect and also makes a great side sauce for anything. I omitted the orange juice, and just used zest, honey and mint. Overall, very yummy!Read more
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Becky Edina, MN 06-11-2008
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Delicious and Healthy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Absolutely love this salad. Have made many times. Love the chick pea salad alone without the spinach and yogurt sauce also.... Highly recommend if you like chick peas.Read more
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Rima Dearborn, MI 04-22-2008
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Great with Shish Kabob!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipes is great! Everybody's asking me for the recipe! i made it for a barbeque. I am middle eastern and a barbeque... usually consists of shish kabob and Shish tawut (chicken). usually you have hummus with kabob. I thought i would try this recipe as a more filling alternative to hummus and i was not dissapointed. you get the great taste of hummus but with crispy greens! i love itRead more
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Claudia West New York, NJ 03-02-2008
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried this out when I was fixing up a quick lunch, I didn't have mint or oranges so I just made do with the rest of the... ingredients, it still tasted fantastic. I great lunch on its own or as a side dish for dinner. It looks pretty too.Read more
recipe Chickpea and Spinach Salad with Cumin Dressing and Yogurt Sauce
Anonymous 01-12-2008
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Not so good
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Ewww... This must be an acquired taste but definitely not mine.. blah..