Lemon & Dill Chickpea Salad

You know how some flavours are just meant to be together? Tomato & Basil, Apple & Cinnamon, Peanut Butter and Jam – I have never understood this one but can millions of Americans be wrong?

Was I the last to know that chickpeas and dill are amazing together or have I invented one of the world’s great flavour combinations?? I’m leaning towards it being the first option. Anyway, better late than never. I see many, many mouthfuls of dill and chickpeas in my future.

My mother used to be able to make amazing salad dressings and a sweet mayonnaise that was unbelievably good. The gene required to be able to make either of these was passed to my older sister and that is where it stayed. I have never been able to make good salad dressing. There, I said it. As embarrassing as it is – it is now out there.

I love entertaining and I have always liked cooking from scratch and the thought of buying something ready made to serve guests instead of making it myself does not make me feel good. Salad dressing has always been an unfortunate exception which I have had to buy from a shop.

The dressing in this recipe is just a simple, classic lemon vinaigrette. When I first made the dressing and tasted it, I wasn’t in love with it but then I added it to the chickpea salad and it works perfectly. Even my husband, who has always thought that the easiest way to ruin a salad is by putting dressing on it, really likes this salad. He doesn’t particularly like chickpeas either (apart from in hummus) but he really likes this salad.

I made avocado on toast for lunch the other day and then remembered that I still had some chickpea salad in the fridge so I put some on top of the avocado. WOW! So, so delicious! So good, that I probably should have posted this recipe as Lemon & Dill Chickpea Salad on Avocado Toast. Unfortunately I don’t have time to take the extra photos required for that because I have chickpea salad to go and eat!