Smashed chickpea and feta salad

Name: Smashed chickpea and feta salad
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: lemon ½, juiced; olive oil; cumin seeds 1 tsp; red chilli 1 small, seeded and diced; chickpeas 400g tin, rinsed and drained; red onion ½, chopped; cucumber ¼, diced; baby plum tomatoes 6, halved; feta 50g, crumbled; dill or flat-leaf parsley a small bunch, chopped

15 minutes
serves 2
Easy

This smashed chickpea and feta salad makes a hearty, no-cook supper for two in just 15 minutes. It makes a great lunch box, too. Smashing the chickpeas helps them to soak up some of the dressing

April 4, 2016 at 8:36 am

Ingredients

lemon ½, juiced
olive oil
cumin seeds 1 tsp
red chilli 1 small, seeded and diced
chickpeas 400g tin, rinsed and drained
red onion ½, chopped
cucumber ¼, diced
baby plum tomatoes 6, halved
feta 50g, crumbled
dill or flat-leaf parsley a small bunch, chopped

Method

Step 1

Whisk the lemon juice, 2 tbsp oil, cumin seeds and chilli with some seasoning in a large bowl. Lightly mash the chickpeas with a potato masher or the end of a rolling pin, and add them to the dressing bowl with the onion, cucumber and tomatoes, and leave to marinate for 5 minutes. Stir through the feta and herbs to serve.