Chickpea Salad With Garlic-cumin Vinaigrette

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2.5 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chickpeas
• 1 1/2 cups finely diced red onions
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 red jalapeno chile, minced
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped minced herbs (thyme, mint, tarragon, parsley or cilantro)
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaf
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons crushed cumin seeds
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 drain and rinse canned chickpeas.
• 2 toss beans in a bowl with the onions.
• 3 for the vinaigrette: whisk olive oil with garlic, jalapeno, herbs, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 4 let stand for 30 minutes longer.
• 5 add cilantro leaves as garnish. serve at room temperature.
• 6 preparation time does not include "standing" time.