Turkish Chickpea Salad (Nohut Salatasi)

MissLinguist's Note:

I learned this refreshing salad in a Turkish cooking class. Preparation time does not include optional marinating time, but marinating is recommended for full flavor.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 cups chickpeas , cooked (2-16 oz. cans)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 5 green onions , chopped small
• 1 cup flat leaf parsley , chopped
• 1⁄3; cup feta cheese , crumbled (for garnish)

Directions:

1. Rinse and drain chickpeas.
2. Mix chickpeas, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and salt in a shallow baking dish (shallow so that the liquid can soak more of the chickpeas). Set in refrigerator to marinate for 4 hours or overnight. (If not marinating, mix in a bowl.).
3. After marinating, stir chickpeas with all other ingredients (except for feta) in a bowl.
4. Just before serving, sprinkle crumbled feta over the salad.

Reviews

[Ang11002]

I made this for lunch today and really enjoyed it. The feta blends perfectly with the chickpeas. I've never used apple cidar vinegar in this way but I liked it. :)

[Cookgirl]

Amazing! Used fresh flat leaf parsley from the garden. The marinating is very important. Thanks for posting!