Red pepper, aubergine and crispy chickpea salad
- Portion size: Serves 8
- Hands-on time 25 min, plus 30 minutes draining
- Difficulty: easy
Serve this spiced red pepper, aubergine and chickpea salad as a side dish to rival the mains. It works really well alongside our chorizo margherita and courgette and blue cheese pizzas as part of a knockout summer feast.
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Ingredients
- 4 red peppers, quartered and deseeded
- 2 medium aubergines, sliced into 1cm rounds
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- Finely grated zest 1 lemon
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 150g rocket
- Handful chopped fresh herbs, such as coriander, basil, mint, parsley
For the dressing
- Juice ½ lemon
- 1½ tsp honey
- ¼ tsp dried sumac
- 3-4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
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Method
- Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Put the yogurt in a sieve lined with muslin or a clean J-cloth and set aside to drain for 30 minutes until thickened (see Know-how).
- Put the peppers and aubergines in a bowl, add 4 tbsp of the oil, season with salt and pepper and mix well.
- Heat a griddle pan and, once hot, cook the peppers on a high heat for 5 minutes on each side until well charred and starting to soften. Transfer to a bowl and cover with a tea towel so the peppers steam lightly. Set aside until cooled.Cook the aubergine slices in the same way for 4-5 minutes on each side until soft and golden. Set aside to cool with the peppers, then chop the aubergine slices into quarters and thinly slice the peppers.
- Meanwhile, put the chickpeas on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Add the lemon zest, paprika, the rest of the oil and a little salt and pepper. Stir, then roast for 20-25 minutes.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Season to taste.
- To serve, toss the roasted veg and chickpeas with the rocket, herbs and most of the dressing on a platter or in a bowl. Dot with the labneh, then drizzle with the rest of the dressing.
Nutrition
- 225kcals Calories
- 15.7g (3.9g saturated) Fat
- 6.1g Protein
- 12.1g (7g sugars) Carbs
- 5.8g Fibre
- 0.1g Salt
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