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salad with a chickpea cake and white dressing in a white bowl with a black fork

Chickpea Cake Salad

falafel inspired, baby kale, garlic sauce

STARS

This chickpea cake is inspired by the flavors of a falafel. Pan-sear it so you get the experience of a falafel without the guilt of deep-frying. Serve with a slaw of kale, red cabbage, green olives, feta, mint, and cucumbers, tossed with a harissa dressing. On the side, add an addicting Lebanese garlic sauce.
difficultyDifficulty Level
EasyEasyEasy
difficulty
Total Time:  30 minutes
Active Time:  30 minutes
Ingredients

Chickpea Cakes

  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 cup fresh parsley
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon harissa
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons chickpea flour

Garlic Sauce

  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Harissa Vinaigrette

  • 1 tablespoon harissa chili paste
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Salad

  • 2 cups chopped kale
  • 2 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup pitted castelvetrano olives
  • Fresh mint
Directions
1
In a food processor, blend the garlic, parsley, cilantro and oil until smooth. Add the chickpeas, lemon juice, harissa, cumin, salt and pepper and blend until smooth. Add the flour, panko and chickpea flour and pulse just to combine. If the mixture is too wet, add more flour, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it comes together like a dough. If it's too dry, add water 1 teaspoon at a time. Chill the mixture while you prepare the rest of the dish.
2
To make the garlic sauce, blend the garlic, salt and juice from half the lemon in a blender until mostly smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the oil until it becomes thick. Then alternate between adding oil and lemon juice until you reach your desired consistency. It should be like mayo. Add water as needed after using the lemon juice.
3
To make the vinaigrette, rinse out the blender. Combine all the ingredients other than the oil and fresh herbs in the blender and purée until smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the oil until emulsified. Fold in the herbs and season with salt and pepper. 
4
Heat a large skillet over high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Form the chickpea mixture into 2-inch cakes and when the pan is hot, sear each cake for 2-3 minutes per side, until golden.
5
In a large bowl, toss together the kale, cabbage, cucumber, feta, olives, mint and harissa vinaigrette. Top with seared chickpea cakes and serve with garlic sauce.

Chickpea Cake Salad

falafel inspired, baby kale, garlic sauce

STARS

This chickpea cake is inspired by the flavors of a falafel. Pan-sear it so you get the experience of a falafel without the guilt of deep-frying. Serve with a slaw of kale, red cabbage, green olives, feta, mint, and cucumbers, tossed with a harissa dressing. On the side, add an addicting Lebanese garlic sauce.
difficultyDifficulty Level
EasyEasyEasy
difficulty
Total Time:  30 minutes
Active Time:  30 minutes
Servings:  4

Ingredients

Chickpea Cakes

  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 cup fresh parsley
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon harissa
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons chickpea flour

Garlic Sauce

  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Harissa Vinaigrette

  • 1 tablespoon harissa chili paste
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Salad

  • 2 cups chopped kale
  • 2 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup pitted castelvetrano olives
  • Fresh mint

Directions

1
In a food processor, blend the garlic, parsley, cilantro and oil until smooth. Add the chickpeas, lemon juice, harissa, cumin, salt and pepper and blend until smooth. Add the flour, panko and chickpea flour and pulse just to combine. If the mixture is too wet, add more flour, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it comes together like a dough. If it's too dry, add water 1 teaspoon at a time. Chill the mixture while you prepare the rest of the dish.
2
To make the garlic sauce, blend the garlic, salt and juice from half the lemon in a blender until mostly smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the oil until it becomes thick. Then alternate between adding oil and lemon juice until you reach your desired consistency. It should be like mayo. Add water as needed after using the lemon juice.
3
To make the vinaigrette, rinse out the blender. Combine all the ingredients other than the oil and fresh herbs in the blender and purée until smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the oil until emulsified. Fold in the herbs and season with salt and pepper. 
4
Heat a large skillet over high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Form the chickpea mixture into 2-inch cakes and when the pan is hot, sear each cake for 2-3 minutes per side, until golden.
5
In a large bowl, toss together the kale, cabbage, cucumber, feta, olives, mint and harissa vinaigrette. Top with seared chickpea cakes and serve with garlic sauce.