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Title: Cumin and Coriander Spiced Chick-Pea Salad Categories: None Yield: 1 Servings ------------------------------FOR THE DRESSING------------------------------ 2 tb Fresh lemon juice 2 tb White-wine vinegar 2 Garlic cloves; minced and -mashed to a paste with 1/4 -teaspoon salt 1 1/2 ts Grated peeled fresh -gingerroot 1 ts Ground cumin; or to taste 1/4 ts Cayenne or dried hot red -pepper flakes; or to taste 1/2 c Olive oil 4 cn (19-ounce) chick-peas; -rinsed and drained well 2 Yellow bell peppers; chopped -fine 1 sm Bunch of scallions; sliced -thin 1/2 c Finely chopped fresh -coriander; or to taste Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time. Make the dressing: In a bowl whisk together the lemon juice, the vinegar, the garlic paste, the gingerroot, the cumin, the cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. In a large bowl stir together the chick-peas, the bell peppers, the scallions, the coriander, and the dressing and chill the salad, covered, overnight. Serves 8 Gourmet September 1993 Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy |