chick pea,cherry tomato,orange pepper salad

Serves around 2 portions.

INGREDIENTS

around 10 cherry tomatoes, washed & cut in half

1½ cups tinned chickpeas, rinsed & drained

½ medium sized Spanish red onion, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic finely chopped

a handful of fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

½ orange pepper, cut into medium to thin slices lengthways, and again widthways a couple of times

6 or 7 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

METHOD

Easy as pie. Just toss the ingredients in a bowl of your choice, and make a dressing. I recommend the following dressing with it.

DRESSING

juice of 1 large lemon

double the amount of extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

½ tsp sugar

Place the above ingredients in an empty clean jar, close and shake until thick and smooth. Then drizzle as much as you like on your portion of salad.