16:22, 23 Jul 2024, author: Ermakova M.

Thai Sweet and Sour Chickpea Salad

Name: Thai Sweet and Sour Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: Cucumber - 6-7 pcs.; Carrots - 1-2 pcs.; Bell pepper - 1-3 pcs.; Onions - 0.5-1 pc.; Chickpeas - 1-2 cups; Fresh herbs - to taste; Garlic - 1-2 cloves (to taste); Dressing:; Vegetable oil - 1.5-2 tbsp.; White wine vinegar - 1 tbsp.; Lemon juice - 1-1.5 tbsp. (to taste); Salt - to taste; Honey - 1 tbsp.; Rice vinegar or other fruit vinegar 3-6% - 1 tbsp.; Additionally by choice:; Sesame - to taste; Nuts - to taste; Flax seeds - to taste

When nature pleases us with an abundance of vegetables and greens, it’s time to include as much healthy food from fresh vegetables as possible in your diet and recharge with vitamins.

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But in order not to feel like a rabbit eating grass day after day in pursuit of beauty and health, I suggest turning to Thai cuisine with its bright colorful dishes and complex flavor combinations. Namely, prepare a cucumber-carrot sweet and sour salad with chickpeas.

This salad has it all: bright colors, a pleasant contrast of textures, freshness, juiciness and an exciting sweet-sour-salty combination of flavors.

Thanks to the abundance of vegetables and greens, the salad turns out to be very light and healthy. Chickpeas will add satiety to the dish, and a piquant sweet and sour dressing will unite, invigorate all the components and will not let you get bored. Thai sweet and sour salad with chickpeas can be served as a separate dish or as a light and refreshing side dish with exotic notes. Try it!

Thai Sweet and Sour Chickpea Salad

Кухня: Thai, cалат, калории: 214, время приготовления: 00:40

Ингредиенты

Cucumber - 6-7 pcs.

Carrots - 1-2 pcs.

Bell pepper - 1-3 pcs.

Onions - 0.5-1 pc.

Chickpeas - 1-2 cups

Fresh herbs - to taste

Garlic - 1-2 cloves (to taste)

Dressing:

Vegetable oil - 1.5-2 tbsp.

White wine vinegar - 1 tbsp.

Lemon juice - 1-1.5 tbsp. (to taste)

Salt - to taste

Honey - 1 tbsp.

Rice vinegar or other fruit vinegar 3-6% - 1 tbsp.

Additionally by choice:

Sesame - to taste

Nuts - to taste

Flax seeds - to taste

Рецепт

1. For the first part of the dressing, combine vegetable oil, vinegar, lemon juice. Add spices - salt, garlic and (or) garlic powder, dried herbs, if using. Whisk to emulsify.

2. Cut half of the cucumbers, herbs, bell peppers, onions and (or) green onions into small pieces. Add boiled or canned chickpeas.

3. Add the prepared dressing and mix everything well. At this stage, the salad needs to sit for a while. The longer the salad sits, the more intense and bright the taste will be. If desired, you can leave the salad in the refrigerator overnight, but I usually let it sit for 25-30 minutes.

4. Cut the carrots and the other half of the cucumbers into thin long strips. You can use a special grater or a vegetable peeler. This step is more for aesthetics, plus long strips of carrot and cucumber can be twirled around a fork or chopsticks while eating, like noodles.

5. For the sweet component of the dressing, mix honey and rice vinegar. Rice vinegar can be replaced with another 3-6% fruit vinegar, and honey with sugar syrup.

6. Combine the salad, carrot and cucumber strips. Add the honey-vinegar dressing and mix well. Add more spices to taste if necessary.

7. Decorate the finished salad with fresh herbs, sprinkle with nuts, sesame or seeds as you wish.

8. Thai sweet and sour cucumber-carrot salad with chickpeas is ready!

9. Enjoy!