Chopped Chickpea Salad on Creamy Hummus

Crunchy, chopped fresh veg studded with sweet pomegranate seeds and herbs, loaded onto the smoothest hummus, to be scooped up with warm flatbreads. This is exactly what we feel like eating on a hot summer's day. We love gently warming the hummus as it gives a wonderful contrast between the cold, chopped veg. Serve this as an individual portion or on one big platter as a starter or a side for everyone to dig in.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Start by prepping your veg. Chop the cucumber into small cubes and tomatoes into quarters. Slice the red onion as finely as possible and set aside in a bowl with a little drizzle of red wine vinegar and salt to take the edge off the rawness. Add the prepped veg to a large bowl along with the large chunks of feta (if using), pomegranate seeds and drained chickpeas.

Step 2

Heat the flatbreads in the oven or toaster. You can also gently warm through your hummus in a pan if you like, this adds a really nice contrast between the cold salad.

Step 3

Once you’re ready to serve, stir through the picked mint, roughly chopped dill, olive oil, red wine vinegar and plenty of salt and pepper.

Step 4

Serve the bowl with a big dollop of hummus smoothed out with a spoon on the bottom, topped with the refreshing salad (take care to drain off some of the juices from the salad to prevent the hummus getting too wet) and some warmed flatbreads on the side.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 1 Cucumber 1x Sainsbury's Whole Cucumber
  • 0.5 Red Onion 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 1 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, Red Wine 500ml
  • 80g Pomegranate 1x Sainsbury's Pomegranate 80g
  • 100g Feta 1x Sainsbury's Greek Feta Cheese 200g
  • 200g Hummus, Sabra or Ramonas are best 1x Sabra Houmous Extra 200g
  • 4 Flatbreads 1x Crosta & Mollica Piadina Golden Durum Wheat Italian Flatbreads Wraps x4 300g
  • 20g Dill, or picked mint 1x Sainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g
  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml
  • 325g Baby Plum Tomatoes, halved 1x Sainsbury's Baby Plum Tomatoes 325g
  • 1 Jar of Chickpeas, drained, or the same drained weight of tinned 1x Bold Bean Co Queen Chickpeas 570g
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