Roasted Chickpea Salad with Hot Harissa Dressing

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PREP TIME

25 min

TOTAL TIME

45 min

Serves

4

Roasted Chickpea Salad with Hot Harissa Dressing

(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo and Aimee Nishitoba; Photography by Erik Putz and Christie Vuong; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Madeleine Johari)

Complete with crispy pita chips and sweet pomegranate seeds, this spicy yet refreshing salad will brighten your day.

Ingredients

  • 2 large pitas
  • 3 tbsp olive oil , divided
  • 1 540-mL can no-salt-added chickpeas , rinsed and drained well
  • 1 1/2 tsp sumac , divided
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 3/4 tsp salt , divided
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp harissa paste
  • 1 garlic clove , minced
  • 1 pint multicoloured cherry tomatoes , halved
  • 4 mini cucumbers , coarsely chopped
  • 1 small shallot , thinly sliced
  • 4 cups parsley leaves , (about 1 large bunch)
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped mint

Instructions

  1. Position rack in centre of oven and preheat to 425F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
  2. Slice each pita along the seams into 2 rounds. You will have 4 rounds total. Brush both sides of pitas with 1 tbsp olive oil and arrange on prepared sheet. Bake until golden and crisp, 5 to 8 min. Set pitas aside on a plate.
  3. Toss chickpeas with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil, 1⁄2 tsp sumac, paprika and 1/4 tsp salt on same sheet. Season with pepper. Roast, stirring chickpeas halfway, until crisp and golden-brown, 25 to 30 min.
  4. Meanwhile, whisk extra-virgin olive oil with lemon juice, harissa paste, garlic and remaining 1 tsp sumac and 1⁄2 tsp salt in a large bowl. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, shallot, parsley and pomegranate seeds. Toss to coat.
  5. Break pita into bite-sized pieces. Add pita, mint and warm roasted chickpeas to salad just before serving.
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