Tarama Recipe ∽ South Indian Chickpea Salad

The State of Tamil Nadu in South India is the origin for Madras Curry, versatile salads, and stir-fry. Of course, locally they are known by different names. A twist on a traditional salad, my chickpea salad can be made as an appetizer or a healthy snack with tea.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
• 1 mango - peeled and diced
• 1 cup chopped hearts of romaine
• ½ cup diced cucumber
• ½ cup diced carrot
• ¼ cup diced celery
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1 cup chopped pineapple

Cooking Directions

1. Toss together the garbanzo beans, mango, romaine lettuce, cucumber, carrot, celery, lemon juice, and salt in a large bowl. Let the mixture set for 30 minutes. Top the salad with the pineapple to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories220.6
• carbohydrateContent47.7 g
• fatContent1.6 g
• fiberContent7.4 g
• proteinContent6.7 g
• saturatedFatContent0.2 g
• sodiumContent359.6 mg
• sugarContent18.2 g