Warm chickpeas and cumin salad - balila
Warm chickpeas and cumin salad - balila

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Great recipe for Warm chickpeas and cumin salad - balila. A warm appetizer in which boiled chickpeas are seasoned with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and cumin. It can also be served as part of an elaborate Lebanese breakfast!

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook warm chickpeas and cumin salad - balila using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Warm chickpeas and cumin salad - balila:
  1. Take 2 cups canned chickpeas
  2. Take 1 clove garlic, crushed
  3. Take 8 tablespoons lemon juice
  4. Prepare 1/3 cup olive oil
  5. Take 1 teaspoon cumin
  6. Take 1 teaspoon salt
  7. Get For garnishing:
  8. Get 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

It can also be served as part of an elaborate Lebanese breakfast! Add chickpeas and juice (drain some of the liquid from can before adding to pot) to a small pot and heat on medium low. In a bowl, add minced garlic, boiled beans and broth, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice and a few dashes of salt and pepper. Optional: garnish with toasted pine nuts.

Steps to make Warm chickpeas and cumin salad - balila:
  1. Empty the chickpeas and the water into a pot and put over low heat until warm. Drain the chickpeas and put them in a serving bowl. Keep half a cup of the water for the dressing.
  2. To prepare the dressing: combine the lemon juice and olive oil with the reserved water. Add the crushed garlic, salt and ½ teaspoon of cumin.
  3. Mash three tablespoons of chickpeas and add them to the dressing and mix well.
  4. Pour the dressing over the chickpeas and stir.
  5. Sprinkle the rest of the cumin on the balila and garnish with chopped parsley.
  6. Serve warm with pita bread.

Drain and rinse chickpeas(if using canned) and place in a medium sized bowl. Whisk together the garlic, salt, cumin, lemon juice, and olive oil. Pour the dressing over the chickpeas and onions and stir gently to coat the salad. Spoon out into a serving dish and garnish with tomato, parsley, cayenne and feta cheese. This simple Lebanese Chickpea Balila is a flavorful, warm mixture of soft chickpeas, rich olive oil, fragrant garlic and fresh parsley with a squeeze of tangy lemon.

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