Chickpea salad

 

Prep time - 10 mins + time to boil overnight soaked chickpeas (20-30 mins)

Cooking time - 5 mins
Complexity - easy
Servings - 3

Ingredients :-

• Chickpeas/ garbanzo beans - 1 cup

• Cherry or grape tomatoes, cut into halves - 1/2 cup

• Basil leaves, finely chopped - 1/2 cup

• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

• Salt - 1 tbsp or according to taste

• Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Method :-

Put chickpeas (soaked overnight) in 4 cup water in a pressure cooker on medium heat. Add salt while boiling chickpeas. Boil till 4 whistle. 

Once boiled, drain chickpeas and add all the ingredients. Mix well. Chickpea salad is ready. Enjoy.

Cold pasta salad

Prep time - 15 minutes
Complexity - Easy
Serving - for 2 persons

Ingredients :-

• Penne pasta - 1 cup ( you can use any pasta )
• Cucumber - 1/2 cup finely chopped
• Tomato - 1/2 cup finely chopped
• Olives 10-15
• Red onion 1/4 cup finely chopped
• Olive oil - 2 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Salad seasoning of your choice - 2 tablespoon

You can add vegetable of your choice to this salad like lettuce, spinach, broccoli and also you can increase or decrease the quantity of vegetables.

Method :-

Boil pasta according to instruction on the pkg. Drain the pasta in cold water and mix it with all the ingredients. Place this salad in the fridge for 2 hrs to chill. Salad will be ready in 2 hrs. Serve it in brunch, lunch or dinner.