What: Spicy Chickpea Salad as seen on Joy the Baker
The Components: Chickpeas, spinach, red onion, jalepenos, mustard vinaigrette, parsley, avocado, almonds
Substitutions/Eliminations: Eliminated avocado {was way overripe :(} , substituted peanuts for almonds and cilantro for parsley.
The Verdict: While the mustard vinaigrette was quite good, the salad as a whole, was quite bland. I ended up adding more jalepeno and cayenne in an attempt to spice it up further. I didn’t enjoy the texture of the chickpeas. We didn’t have any almonds and this salad definitely needed some crunch so I threw in a handful of dry roasted, unsalted peanuts and that helped a bit. It felt plain and left me wanting something {more} else to eat.
To Repeat or Not: Definitely will try the mustard vinaigrette with another salad, but the chickpea part is a NoGo.
I love chickpeas, but I think you are right. This recipe even sounds bland – even without your review. 🙁
Well that's a bummer.
Those look yum-o! Bonefish grill has some really great chickpeas they serve with certain fish dishes…I always eat all of my husbands 😉
xox Janae
Lol I guess I didn't read the review just looked at the picture, apparently looks aren't everything! *blush* haha xoxo Janae
No wonder it didn't seem "right" you changed too many of the components.