Detox Recipe - Chickpea Salad

Chickpea Salad

Serves 6 as a side salad

• 1kg (or about 2lb) tomatoes, chopped (5 cups)
• 1 400g (15-oz). can chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 1 cup home cooked chickpeas.
• 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels
• Handful of fresh basil leaves

Dressing ingredients:

• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 Tbs. grated lime zest
• 3 Tbs. olive oil
• ½ tsp unrefined salt
• ½ tsp jaggery (dehydrated sugar cane juice) optional

Method Toss chopped tomatoes, chickpeas and corn in a bowl. In a bottle or jar mix lime juice, olive oil, laime zest, salt and jaggery. Shake well. Pour over chickpea mixture. Toss in basil. May be served cold or warm.