i absolutely love cooking and baking. for as long as i can remember back, i have been helping my mom in the kitchen. my mom is absolutely amazing when it comes to food, and i definitely get my love of being in the kitchen from her. now that i'm married, i love being able to cook and bake with my husband too. we have so much fun creating recipes together for our family and friends.
i share tons of recipes as well as snapshots of my daily life over on my blog love, laurie so be sure to stop by and say hi sometime.
so . . . let's get down to business. the real reason that i'm here is to tell you about this salad. since it has been so hot the past few days, i haven't been in the mood for heavy meals. so the other day for dinner i made this chickpea salad with cilantro and spinach. it was so light and refreshing (and healthy too)! ryan has already requested that i make it again soon. i have a feeling that this salad is going to be a staple in our house over the summer!
cilantro spinach chickpea salad
prep time: 10 minutes
yields: 4 servings
ingredients:
2 15-ounce cans of chickpeas
4 cups of fresh spinach
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1 small sweet onion, chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
dash of salt
dash of pepper
directions:
drain and rinse the chickpeas. place the chickpeas in a bowl and set aside. in a food processor, add the spinach and pulse until finely chopped. add the chopped spinach to the bowl with the chickpeas.
in the food processor, add the cilantro, onion, lime juice, sugar, olive oil, garlic powder, and onion powder. pulse until smooth. pour the cilantro dressing over the spinach and chickpeas. stir well. season with salt and pepper to taste.
*you can see my original post of this recipe here on my blog.
enjoy!
