Chickpeas, spinach and cashew salad
- Published: 31 Mar 14
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A nutritious mix of chickpeas, iron-rich spinach and creamy cashews make this spiced salad recipe by Dale Pinnock a healthy lunch or dinner.
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Ingredients
- Olive oil for frying
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 600g baby leaf spinach
- 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 300g raw cashew nuts (unsalted)
- 100g goji berries
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp desiccated coconut, toasted in a dry pan until golden
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Method
- Heat a little olive oil in a pan, add the onions and garlic and fry for 4-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in the baby spinach and cook until it wilts.
- Add the chickpeas, cashew nuts, goji berries and cumin, then cook for another 3 minutes. Season to taste.
- Sprinkle over the toasted coconut, stir well and serve. It’s great served with a salad or sautéed green veg.
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- Recipe from April 2014 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 517kcals
- Fat
- 32.4g (8g saturated)
- Protein
- 18.9g
- Carbohydrates
- 38g (17.9g sugars)
- Fibre
- 11.8g
- Salt
- 0.9g
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