Spiced Cherry Tomato Salad

This salad is packed full of Indian-inspired flavours

3 - 6

Serves

25 mins

Prep Time

40 mins

Cook Time

Recipe author

The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust

This salad is a beautiful medley of juicy cherry tomatoes, complemented by a selection of fresh herbs and a blend of traditional Indian spices. It's a delightful combination that is sure to tantalise your taste buds and add a burst of colour to your dining table.

This recipe is courtesy of www.5aday.co.nz.

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Picnic,

Vegetarian,

Salads

Ingredients

salad

2 punnets cherry tomatoes

halved

1 large red onion

thinly sliced

200g green beans

trimmed

1 medium cucumber

sliced

1 Tbsp olive oil

400g tin chickpeas

drained and rinsed

1 tsp garam masala

handful fresh coriander

roughly chopped

coarsely ground black pepper

To taste

dressing

½ cup Greek style yoghurt

2 Tbsp lemon juice

large handful mint leaves

finely chopped

Small pinch salt

Method

for salad

Preheat oven to 200°C.

In a large bowl add the olive oil, chickpeas, garam masala and season with pepper. Toss the chickpeas until they are coated in oil and seasoning. Turn out onto a tray lined with baking paper and cook for 30-40 minutes.

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Add red onion to the same bowl and toss them in the remaining oil. Add the onions to the chickpeas when there is 20 minutes of cooking time remaining. When the chickpeas and onions are both golden brown and crunchy, remove the tray from the oven and allow to cool.

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While the chickpeas cook, blanch the beans briefly in boiling water, then drain and run them under cold water to cool and leave to drain.

Make the dressing by combining the yoghurt, lemon juice, mint and salt in a small bowl. Mix well then set aside.

Combine the tomatoes, beans and cucumber in the same large bowl. Add in the chickpeas, onions and coriander and gently mix through. Serve the salad dolloped with mint dressing and more coriander leaves.

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Nutrition Information per Serving (335g)

Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).

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Energy

770

Protein

8.4g

Total Fat

6.8g

Saturated Fat

1.9g