This week's excuse for over-indulgence in jager-bombs and agavero shots is the Rugby World Cup. In true kiwi style though, I'm attempting to limit my shenanigans to the weekend, and have been filling up my working week with healthy salads and plenty of exercise. A throw together of what was in the pantry provided a rather tasty outcome recently, and 4 perfectly packaged lunch containers were prepared for the flatties' lunches.
Chickpea, carrot and wild rocket salad
Like I said, this was thrown together from what was in the cupboard and the fridge. Surprisingly good result!
Drain 1 tin of chickpeas and rinse well to remove the brine. Place in a bowl with 2 grated carrots, a big bunch of wild rocket, and some of those crunchy sprout combo raw beans I keep going on about. Sprinkle over some sesame seeds and then dress and mix.
Dressing is made by squeezing into a jug some fresh lemon juice with some chilli infused olive oil, a splash of balsamic and a splash of red wine vinegar and whisking well after a sprinkle of cracked pepper.
It's healthy, vegan, filling and deceptively tasty for something so easy. The wild rocket gives that suckerpunch of pepper that lift the chickpeas from bland to grand, and it really did make for a nice change from the usual baby spinach providing greenery in my salads. The sesame seeds give a nice little crunch, as do the beans. The dressing rounds it off nicely with the requisite tang. For a 5 minute throw together after dinner to have lunch sorted the next day, not bad at all.
the chickpea salad looks good but while I was here I noticed the caramel frosting ... OMG !!
ReplyDeleteOMG PAULA IT'S AMAAAAAAAZING!
ReplyDeleteYeah so I'm totally making this this week.. But tell me. How do you get through a whole box of bean sprouts before they go off?? Do you put them in like everything you eat for two weeks?
ReplyDeleteHehe were you watching The Simpsons last night perchance?
ReplyDeleteSalad looks amazing. I used to throw together simple salads like this and stuff them inside a pita or wrap for lunch. Yum!
delacasa - the small boxes that I buy don't last two weeks, I put liberal amounts in most salads and with hummus and tomato on toast too! They're in sealed bags which are good and don't go slimy like bean sprouts :)
ReplyDeletemags - in a wrap would be awesome, and yes...my favourite episode!
Bless your adorable flat lunches! I want to pinch your cheeks and pat your heads. I've never heard of flat lunches before. It's a great idea, but only if the participants are willing.
ReplyDeleteFlat dinners were a rare enough occurrence for ours. Treasured, but rare.
I am showing my age here, but what is agavero? You young people today, I can't keep up (*waves walking stick, hitches up support tights*). We are ALWAYS stuck for take-to-work lunches in our house, this looks brilliant.
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