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Zucchini and Chickpea Salad with Tahini Yogurt

4 to 6 Servings

35 minutes

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This is our re-creation of a salad we loved at Coal Office, a restaurant in London that serves up modern Middle Eastern food. With raw zucchini, earthy chickpeas, nutty tahini and creamy yogurt, the dish is both fresh and hearty, light and rich. Za’atar, which seasons the chickpeas, is a dried herb and seed blend; look for it in the spice section of the supermarket, in specialty spice shops or in Middle Eastern grocery stores. If you’re shopping for za’atar, also look for sumac, the dried ground berries of the sumac bush. Its tart flavor and deep-red hue are a nice, though optional, accent for the salad. For eye-catching presentation, we spoon the yogurt mixture in the center of a serving platter, then surround it with the zucchini-chickpea mix. To serve, spoon some of the salad along with a bit of the yogurt onto each plate.

4 to 6

Servings

Tip

Don’t forget to cover the bowl containing the chickpeas and shallots when microwaving. Covering traps steam that helps wilt the shallots and soften the chickpeas. And remember to occasionally stir the chickpea-shallot mixture as it cools. This helps ensure the chickpeas evenly absorb the seasonings pooled at the bottom of the bowl while also hastening the cooling.

35 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¾

    cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

  • 2

    tablespoons tahini

Directions

Reviews
LISA L.
July 31, 2026
Yum!
My husband is not a big zucchini fan, but I made this with some spicy chicken skewers and he devoured it.
Sally Z.
September 1, 2024
So delicious
This was easy and so nutritious to make. Tasted so good!
Walter K.
May 29, 2024
Excellent Fresh Summer Meal
Heard on the radio - my mouth was watering. When I made it, such a wonderful summer meal - just serve with pita and voila great meal that we make at least once a week. To add some flair we grill some chicken kabobs with a mix of Mediterranean spices and wow! Thanks Milkstreet for such a great dish!
Pat T.
August 11, 2022
You can use cucumber too!
Just made this, but my family isnt a gan of raw zuchini so i peeled, seeded, jullian-ed, and used that salt method on a cucumber. Worked great! I also ran out of zataar and subbed in some berebere. We liked it
Steve K.
August 8, 2022
Great Cold Summer Meal
Just when you thought you didn’t know what to do with all those zucchini’s - along comes this recipe to save the day. Absolutely perfect hot summer night meal!

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