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Crispy Chickpea & Kale Salad
Mediterranean
Veggie
New
Crispy Chickpea & Kale Salad

with Cucumber, Pickled Shallot & Lemony Tahini Dressing

10 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Mediterranean

Think kale salad is so 2010s? Not if you make it like we do! Kale is massaged and then coated in a creamy, peppery, tangy tahini-garlic-yogurt-lemon dressing, with crunchy cukes and a tangle of pickled shallots. Then it’s topped with a heap of cumin and paprika-seasoned roasted chickpeas—smashed just a bit to make them extra-crispy. This salad is so now!

Allergens

Sesame
Milk

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Paper Towel
Large Bowl
Small Bowl
Plastic Wrap
Meat Mallet
Strainer
Medium Bowl

Tags

Mediterranean
Veggie
New
SEO
Ingredients
Tomato

Tomato

1 unit

Shallot

Shallot

1 unit

Mini Cucumber

Mini Cucumber

1 unit

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Garlic

Garlic

1 clove

Chickpeas

Chickpeas

1 unit

Cumin

Cumin

1 teaspoon

Paprika

Paprika

1 teaspoon

Kale

Kale

4 ounce

Tahini

Tahini

4 tablespoon

Yogurt

Yogurt

2 tablespoon

Parsley

Parsley

0.25 ounce

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

2 tablespoon

Sugar

Sugar

1 teaspoon

Salt

Salt

Pepper

Pepper

Preparation
1
Prep & Season Veggies

• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Trim and halve cucumber lengthwise; slice crosswise into ¼-inch-thick half-moons. Season tomato and cucumber with a pinch of salt and pepper. • Halve lemon. Halve, peel, and very thinly slice shallot. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Remove and discard any large stems from kale; chop into bite-size pieces. Roughly chop parsley.

2
Pickle Shallot

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine juice from half the lemon, 1 TBSP water, ½ tsp sugar, salt, and pepper (use juice from one whole lemon, 2 TBSP water, and 1 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Stir in shallot. • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute. Set aside to pickle.

3
Smash & Roast Chickpeas

• Meanwhile, drain and rinse chickpeas; thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. • Place chickpeas on a baking sheet; arrange a large piece of plastic wrap on top. Lightly smash chickpeas with a mallet or heavy-bottomed pan, breaking them apart. TIP: No need to pulverize—aim to keep the chickpeas somewhat intact. • Remove plastic wrap. To chickpeas on sheet, add a large drizzle of olive oil, cumin, ¾ tsp paprika (1¼ tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You’ll use the rest of the paprika later.) Toss to combine; spread across sheet in a single layer. • Roast on top rack until crispy, 18-20 minutes.

4
Make Dressing

• Remove plastic wrap from bowl with pickled shallot; drain shallot, reserving pickling liquid. • In a medium bowl, combine garlic, tahini, yogurt, juice from remaining lemon, remaining paprika, 1 TBSP olive oil, 1 TBSP pickling liquid, and ½ tsp sugar (2 TBSP olive oil, 2 TBSP pickling liquid, and 1 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Add water 1 tsp at a time until dressing reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

5
Finish Salad

• In a large bowl, combine kale and a drizzle of olive oil. Using your hands, massage until leaves are tender, 1 minute. TIP: Knead the kale leaves like dough. • To bowl with kale, add pickled shallot, tomato, cucumber, half the parsley, and half the dressing. Toss to combine.

6
Serve

• Divide salad between bowls. Top with chickpeas and remaining parsley; drizzle with remaining dressing. Serve.

Nutrition per serving

670

kcal

Calories

38

g

Fat

6

g

Saturated Fat

65

g

Carbohydrate

15

g

Sugar

14

g

Dietary Fiber

22

g

Protein

0

mg

Cholesterol

640

mg

Sodium

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