Sweet Potato and Chickpea Salad

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  • Yield: 3 servings
  • Prep: 5 minutes
  • Cook: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, and diced
1tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
2teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 medium red onion, diced
2-4cloves garlic minced
Large handful parsley, chopped
1 lemon, zested
1/2 lemon, juiced
1teaspoon ground coriander
1teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or chili powder)
1/2teaspoon cayenne pepper
2-3tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Heat pan over medium heat and add oil. Cook diced sweet potatoes until lightly browned on all sides and cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste and half the cumin powder (1 teaspoon).
  2. In a large bowl combine chickpeas, garlic, onion, and parsley.
  3. Add the sweet potato with the lemon juice and zest, coriander, remaining cumin powder, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and sesame seeds to the bowl.
  4. Toss to combine. Add additional olive oil (up to one tablespoon – optional).

Recipe courtesy of Vicky Berman from Avocado Pesto. Vicky is a food blogger that caters to gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and vegetarian diets.