Saturday, January 28, 2012

Chickpea, Sweet Potato and Green Bean Salad


Cheeky Chickpea, Sweet Potato and Green Bean Salad

This salad is cheeky because it is not entirely Gawler friendly. I prepared a dressing using the oil from marinated feta as to have the flavour of the feta without as much of the cheese and forbidden fats that interfere with our healing process ... I know, I'm a bad ass!

Of course if you are healthy you are essentially required to smother your salad in the most expensive marinated feta you can get your hands on and make yummy noises, reminiscent of the best orgasm you have ever had whist enjoying every bite...Just not in front of a Gawler patient!


Ingredients: The amounts below are all guesses as I just whipped this salad up and enjoyed it so much I thought it needed to be shared! Just put in as much of whatever you desire. You know what you like!

Serves 4-6ish (depends if side dish or main)

1-2 large sweet potato - peeled, cubed and steamed until soft
1 can chickpeas - either soaked overnight if using dried or from a tin, drained and rinsed.
1/2 - 2/3 red capsicum - sliced
200g Green beans, topped and tailed, halved and steamed
3-5 scallions, green onion - finely sliced
2 Tbls dill, finely sliced (more if you are like me and can't get enough of the stuff!)

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl to combine. Stir gently as to not break up the sweet potato.

Dressing:

60ml (1/4 cup) fresh lemon juice
2 Tbls oil from marinated feta (if you are stronger willed than me use flax oil for Gawler friendly option).
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 small garlic clove, crushed
Salt (or yeast flakes) & freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Pour all dressing ingredients, but salt and pepper, into a small jar and shake to combine. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.

Enjoy lovelies!

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