Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad Balela Recipes

BALELA SALAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a big bowl.
• Toss well and taste, adjusting salt, lemon, and spice level.
• Serve with salad greens or pita and tahini sauce,

MIDDLE EASTERN CHICKPEA SALAD (BALELA)

Steps:

• Whisk together the dressing and taste to adjust any of the ingredients.
• Add all the salad ingredients to a large bowl and toss lightly with the dressing.
• Serve with labneh, either along side, or on top, and fresh pita bread, toasted or not.

BALELA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the chickpeas, black beans, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, garlic, mint and parsley. Add the sumac, a good drizzle of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
• Serve at room temperature or chilled. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
• This salad is perfect in pita bread that's been slathered with hummus and layered with arugula. Alternately, you can add a large handful of arugula to the salad and serve with pita bread and hummus on the side.
• Serves 6
• Try adding a dash of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes for a little heat.

MIDDLE EASTERN BALELA SALAD

Steps:

• Stir chickpeas, black beans, tomatoes, red onion, parsley, and mint together in a large bowl.
• Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt, and ground pepper together in a bowl; pour over chickpea mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate salad until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.