Mixed greens with spiced chic peas, grilled zucchini and green tahini dressing

Every time I bring this salad to a party, people ask me for the recipe. It’s not hard to make, and everything can be prepped ahead. Just assemble right before you’re ready to eat, and get ready for recipe requests from your friends.

Notes:

Spiced chic peas

Make sure and fry the spices before you put in the chic peas or your spices will have a bitter aftertaste.

Zucchini:

In the summer, when I can’t keep up with the zucchini in my garden, this is a perfect way to sneak it into a dish that people will gobble up. Other times of the year, I will often swap in oven roasted carrots, which pair equally well.

The Salt Monster

A lettuce salad studded with spiced chic peas, grilled zucchini spears and a green tahini dressing

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  

Spiced chic peas

• 1 can chic peas
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Grilled zucchini

• 3 small to medium zucchini
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin

Dressed salad greens

• 12-16 oz mixed salad greens
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

 

Spiced chic peas

• Drain the canned chickpeas and rinse with cold water. Shake dry and leave in the colander to drain any excess water.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet until simmering. Add the spices and fry taking care not to let them burn.
• Add the chickpeas and fry until lightly toasted and coded with the spices. Remove some heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
  

Grilled zucchini

• First cut the top and bottom off of the zucchini. Next cut into about 2 inch long segments.
  
• Slice each segment in half lengthwise, then slice each half into 3-4 wedges lengthwise.
  
• Place over a preheated grill and grill until dark grill marks are present.
  
• Flip onto the ungrilled cut side and grill until dark grill marks are present.
  

Assemble salad

• Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, and salt together.
• Toss with the mixed greens.
• Arrange the greens on a platter.
• Scatter the spiced chic peas and the grilled zucchini over the mixed greens.
• Dollop the green tahini sauce over the salad, and enjoy!
  

Keyword chic pea, Green tahini, salad, spice chic pea, Tahini