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[soonest_mended]

I'm sure that some of you think you hate eggplant, and that others among you would eat it with every meal like I would. Here's a recipe I would never have used if I didn't have six eggplant in my fridge, and which turned out to be excellent.

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[withthepilot]

Ooh, a perfect opportunity to give you that recipe you asked for. As I said, it's ridic easy.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad w/Lemon Dressing

dressing:
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

salad:
1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 15.5-oz can o' chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 7-oz. jar o' roasted red peppers, drained and sliced
1 6.5-oz. jar o' artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
1/2 cup crumbled (low-fat if you want, but eff that) feta
6 pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped

1) whisk all that dressing shit together.
2) throw all that other shit in a bowl and toss it.
3) drizzle the dressing and toss again.
4) sprinkle the feta and olives on top.
5) strut.

I actually hate olives with a passion so I leave them out and the recipe is still delish. A very clean-tasting salad. You can also substitute the olives for a some diced red onion if you want crunchiness.

It's a Weight Watchers recipe, too! So you can house it. Except not really.

[soonest_mended]

that sounds AMAZING. also, the strut step is clearly crucial. anything with red peppers AND artichoke hearts in it already has my love.

[withthepilot]

WW does not endorse strutting, but they should because it burns extra calories.

I lurve roasted red peppers.

[soonest_mended]

I love the way my house smells after I roast a batch. It's better than roasted garlic, tbh.

I have to be careful with them, though, because Kevin will eat them with a fork right out of the fridge, groaning with delight the whole time. I have personally watched him eat the last of three roasted red peppers out of a bowl, with the fridge door still open.

But, I mean, this is the guy who calls frozen enchiladas 'Mexicles' and will gnaw on them hunched over the sink, like a raccoon with a crawdad. I have to HIDE things I want to use later.