FROM FIELD TO FORK
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BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER
TAHINI AUBERGINE CHICKPEA SALAD
Serves 4 Takes 20 minutes
INGREDIENTS
For the salad
• 500g/1lb 2oz tinned chickpeas
• 1 tbsp rose harissa
• Salt
• 1 aubergine, sliced and cut into
2cm/¾in dice
• Olive oil
• 300g/11oz cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and cut into thin slices
• 4 Shifka pickled green chilli peppers, chopped
• 30g/1¼oz preserved lemon, chopped finely
• 2 spring onions, trimmed and sliced on the slant
• ½ bunch fresh coriander, washed and chopped, to garnish
For the tahini lemon dressing
• 50g/2oz tahini
• 50ml/2fl oz iced water
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• A pinch of salt
• A small pinch of cumin
1. Start by preparing the harissa chickpeas. Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6.
2. Rinse the chickpeas under running water and drain well.