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Aubergine and Chickpea Salad
Aubergine and Chickpea Salad
This vegetarian recipe is ideal for summer gatherings. If you don't fancy chickpeas, try using cannellini beans or canned butter beans instead.
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Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 aubergines, diced into 2cm cubes
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 150g bulgur wheat
- 300g chickpeas, drained
- 1 lemon, juice and finely grated zest
- 2 large vine tomatoes, finely chopped
- 4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
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Instructions
- Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a pan and add the chopped onion, aubergine, spices and garlic with 3 tbsp water.
- Toss well and cook, covered but stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes until the aubergine is tender.
- Remove the lid, raise the heat and cook for a further 5 minutes so the juices evaporate. Allow to cool.
- Place the bulgar wheat in a pan with 500ml water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the water is absorbed.
- Remove from the heat, fluff up with a fork and cool.
- Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6. In a large bowl, toss together the aubergine mixture, bulgar wheat, chickpeas, lemon zest and juice, tomatoes and parsley. Season and mix together thoroughly.
- Brush each flatbread with garlic butter and scatter with a little parsley. Stack, wrap in foil and warm through in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Divide the salad between 4 serving bowls and serve each with a garlic flatbread
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