Chickpea Tahini Salad

🧂 Ingredients

• 15 oz chickpeas

  canned, drained
• ¼ red onion

  diced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

  diced
• 2 Persian cucumbers

  diced
• 4 tbsp cilantro

  chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ tsp pure maple syrup
• 1 lemon

  juiced
• 3 tbsp water
• 4 tbsp sesame tahini

Instructions

• 1 Put ½ the can of chickpeas in a large bowl. With the back of a fork, mash the
  chickpeas until they are course and mealy. Stop before you make them into a
  paste. Then add in the other half of the chickpeas and keep them whole.
• 2 To the bowl, add the tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and cilantro.
• 3 Make the dressing by combining tahini, lemon, water and salt and mixing until
  well combined. It will be smooth, fairly thick and creamy.
• 4 Pour the dressing over the salad and mix until well combined.
• 5 Enjoy on toast, in a sandwich, on crackers or over greens. Cover and refrigerate
  and eat within 3-4 days for best quality.

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