Chickpea and Eggplant Salad

Name: Chickpea and Eggplant Salad
Ingredients: 0.5 cup dried chickpeas; Sea salt; 2 eggplants, trimmed, peeled, and cut into cubes; 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for baking sheet; 1 teaspoon walnut vinegar; 8 black olives, pitted; 0.5 small onion, minced; 1 clove garlic, minced; 8 sprigs fresh coriander, snipped with scissors; 2 leaves fresh mint, snipped with scissors; Freshly ground pepper

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on September 28, 2016

Servings:

4

This recipe has been adapted from "Flavors of the Mediterranean" by Olivier Baussan and Jean-Marie Meulien.

Ingredients

½ cup dried chickpeas
Sea salt
2 eggplants, trimmed, peeled, and cut into cubes
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for baking sheet
1 teaspoon walnut vinegar
8 black olives, pitted
½ small onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
8 sprigs fresh coriander, snipped with scissors
2 leaves fresh mint, snipped with scissors
Freshly ground pepper

Directions

Place chickpeas in a medium saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil. Drain, returning chickpeas to pot. Add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes. Season with salt, and continue to cook until tender, 1 1/2 to 3 hours more.
Meanwhile, place eggplant in a colander in the sink, or set over a bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet; set aside. Using paper towels, pat eggplant dry, and arrange on baking sheet in a single layer. Bake until soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside.
In a serving bowl, whisk to combine oil and vinegar. Add olives, onion, garlic, chickpeas, eggplant, coriander, and mint. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Serve immediately.