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In The Vega Kitchen: Pesto Chickpea Salad

Last Friday, Kate shared this wonderful chickpea salad creation. Chickpeas (officially named garbanzo beans) are a good source of protein and have a delicious nutlike taste and buttery texture... Combined here with flavorful basil pesto, red onions and sundried tomatoes - this salad is simple to make and an impressive way to feed a crowd!

INGREDIENTS:

Chick pea salad:

- 4 cans chick peas (or 4 cups dried & sprouted)

- Sundried tomatoes (in oil, chopped)

- 1 can black olives (sliced)

- 1 jar artichokes (in oil)

- 1 red onion (thinly sliced)

- Basil leaves for taste (opt)

Dressing:

- Vegan pesto

- 1 tbsp olive oil

- ½ tbsp stone ground mustard

If you can get your hands on some fresh basil, it is truly worth making your pesto from scratch! Here's how:

Homemade pesto:

- Basil (bunch)

- ½ cup olive oil

- 3 cloves garlic

- Whole lemon

- ¼ cup of pine nuts (optional)

Combine in food processor. This is a great addition to any dish! Including rice, pasta, and steamed veggies!

Tags: InTheVegaKitchen, artichokes, basil, chickpea, olives, onion, pesto, salad

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Comment by Veganne on October 31, 2010 at 3:06pm: Mmmmmm. Made it this afternoon and it is delish! It's good on a bed of spinach. Thank you! :)

Comment by Angela Assens on October 27, 2010 at 11:35pm: This looks great! I always make my own pesto, but I add about 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of nutritional yeast flakes to replace the parmesan. Yummy on everything!

Comment by Charlene Tomlinson on October 27, 2010 at 8:18pm: omg. it's not even fair how good that looks. I'm making that this weekend! :D

Comment by Bill Nash on October 27, 2010 at 12:16pm: This can provide so much more energy per serving if you sprout the chick peas instead of boiling the life out of them. And, never use canned peas. Might as well eat cardboard. Buy dried beans, at a fraction of the cost and soak in water over night. it's that simple and much more healthy.

Comment by Stefan Pinto on October 27, 2010 at 12:12pm: Delicious, especially since the pest has garlic and basil. Yum! Here is a dish I created with chick peas (has tuna): http://www.flickr.com/photos/13937613@N03/3773125735/

Comment by MARGAUX CONNELLY on October 27, 2010 at 12:06pm: thanks ... love chick peas and I will be trying out this salad soon .... looks real tasty ..