Quick & Kosher: Chickpea-Olive Salad
Eco-Kashrut, Keeping Kosher, Living Jewishly March 2nd, 2007They say that necessity is the mother of all invention and after coming up with this concoction, I can’t say I disagree.
One night this week I was hungry and not in the mood for complicated recipes, cooking and/or clean up. So I did a little bit of scrounging and this is what I came up with.
It’s quick, it’s kosher and its even vegetarian to boot.
Required Ingredients
- 1 19oz Kosher certified can of chickpeas.
- 1 Kosher certified jar of sliced olives green or black it really doesn’t matter.
- 1 can opener.
- 1 spoon.
- 1 medium-sized mixing bowl.
- 1 colander
Step one: Open up the can of chickpeas and dump the entire can into the colander.
Step two: Thoroughly rinse the chickpeas under cold running water.
Step three: Shake dry the chickpeas and dump them into the mixing bowl.
Step four: Open up the jar of sliced olives and add 3-5 spoonfuls to the mixing bowl.
Step five: Using your spoon thoroughly mix the olives and chickpeas together.
Step six: (optional) you can also add an additional spoonful of olive juice if you desire a stronger flavor.
That’s pretty much it.
You can easily get to generous servings out of this and am sure three if you try to stretch it out a little bit.
You can of course at all add sorts of things if you want it a little more “haute cuisine”. For example parsley, chives, crushed chili peppers or even a spoonful or two of corn.
Anyhow this is a quick and easy meal that’s perfect for lazy weeknight supper’s or quick lunches.
Enjoy and Shabbat Shalom
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March 5th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
I once had a painful experience with chickpeas–or rather something with a lot of chickpeas in it. So, until recently, it had been years since I dared to eat something with even one little chickpea in it.
However, I have been slowly reintroducing items with chickpeas, which are such a prominent part of Eastern Mediterranean cooking.
Meanwhile, while beef has been pretty much off limits to me for some time, I used to be able to digest pork very well. Not anymore.
Maybe my stomach is converting right along with the rest of me!
March 6th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Sounds good.
I had a salad including olives and garbanzobeans today for lunch. There were also lettuce, carrots, and avocado in it, though. And i bought it instead of making it.
What do you mean by “Using your spoon thoroughly makes the olives and chickpeas together”? Is that supposed to be mash? mix?
March 6th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
btw this new antispam thing is great