Chickpea and mushroom warm salad

 

This warm vegetarian chickpea and mushroom salad is ready in 15 minutes or so. The quantity in the recipe here serves 2. It’s a simple, and quick, meatless dish to prepare.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 ½ cups of home-cooked chickpeas (or canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed; or frozen chickpeas, defrosted)
• ½ cup of canned, sliced and drained white mushrooms. Remove excess water as much as possible.
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• ½ teaspoon of ground cumin
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 small handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• Juice of half a Lemon

Preparation

On medium-high heat, heat the oil in a pan. Add the chickpeas, mushroom, garlic and cumin. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stirring often, cook for 7-8 minutes or until the mushrooms are slightly golden.

Transfer to a serving bowl. Add the coriander leaves and lemon juice. Toss well and serve.