SLC25-W4 // "Chickpea Salad

Greetings and welcome to my blog, I am glad to be a part of this weeks Challenge on of salads.

I love salads a lot and through this challenge I have been able to learn more salad types and I am enjoying every bit of it. This weeks edition on chickpea salad was a bit hectic as I didn’t see chick pea in this part of the world. I had to ask chat gpt for a substitute and it suggested green peas so I had to buy green peas as a substitute along side with the other vegetables needed for the salad.

Make a "Chickpea Salad": Using the guide presented in this course, add any variation you like (detailing utensils, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions).

Ingredients for the salad

Cooked Green peas
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Onions
Green and red bell pepper
Cooked brown beans
Parsley
Sardine fish

Ingredients for dressing

Olive oil
Vinegar
Salt

Procedure

Step 1: I boiled the green peas and the brown beans until they were soft.

Step 2: I washed all the vegetables with salt and sliced them into small pieces. The onions, cucumber, tomatoes, bells peppers etc.

step 3: I got a clean bowl and added the cucumber.

Step 4: I then proceeded to add the bell peppers.

Step 5: I added the tomatoes and onions and parsley.

Step 6: I then added the Brown beans and the green peas.

Step 7: I added the sardine fish and mixed them together.

Step 8: I prepared the dressing mix . I put olive oil in a clean plate and added vinegar and honey and salt and stirred vigorously.

Step 9: I added the dressing mixture to salad and mixed again. My salad was ready to be eaten. I allowed it to rest in the refrigerator for some minutes before serving as this helped to enhance the flavor of my salad.

Have you tried chickpea salad before? Tell us about the flavor of your salad? Did it meet your expectations?

This is my first time of trying chickpea salad and I must say that it exceeded my expectations. The combinations of the vegetables used in the making made it exceptional and I enjoyed every bit of it.

I loved it and I used it as a side dish to eat my jollof rice and the both was a beautiful combination. I have gotten another beautiful salad recipe that I am going to enjoy for a very long time to come. Thank you for this recipe.

Highlight the benefits of chickpeas, cucumber, bell pepper, and onion, and indicate the price on Steem.

The vegetables used in making this salad have nutritional benefits and they include;

Benefits of chickpea

Chickpea has high protein content and is good for vegetarians.

Chickpea is also rich in fiber therefore it helps in digestion.

Chickpea is a good source of vitamins and minerals like folate, iron and pottasium.

Benefit of cucumber

Cucumber contains plenty water hence is good for hydration.

It has low calories hence good for weight management or weight loss.

Helps in digestion due to its fiber contents and also reduced inflammation.

Benefit of bell pepper

Bell peppers contains high quantities of vitamins, therefore helps to boost our immune system.

They are also rich in antioxidants and helps to protect our cells against damage.

The vitamins A support eyes care and helps to prevent degeneration of the eyesight.

Benefit of onions

Onions has antioxidants properties and it helps to protect the cells against damage.

It also contains anti-inflammatory properties and helps to reduce the risk of getting chronic diseases.

Onions helps to lower the cholesterol level in the body.

Ingredients and prices in steem

These are the ingredients and their prices in steem

Ingredients	Prices
Cucumber	2 steem
Onions	1 steem
Bell peppers	4 steem
Green peas	1 steem
Total	8 steem

Do you have any special tips for making this salad? Share them.

Yes, making chickpea salad requires some tips we must pay attention to ensure it comes out beautifully well. Those tips includes;

• I ensure that the vegetable I use for the salad is very fresh so that it would give the salad great flavor. Avoid spoilt or rotten vegetables.

• I should ensure that I cut my vegetables in similar sizes. Not some too big and some small. Having them cut in similar sizes will enhance the look and make it more appealing to the eyes.

• Refrigerating the salad before serving it helps to enhance the salad flavor.

• In a situation where I want to add cheese, I should ensure to add it just before serving to avoid it breaking down and giving the salad a milky colour.

• Incase where canned vegetables like canned chickpea is used, I must endure to rinse the vegetables well.

• I should also ensure that the peas are well cooked to avoid it being too hard or too soggy.

Thank you for this amazing class again. I enjoyed it. While looking forward to another beautiful week.