# Harissa Chickpea Pasta Salad

This Harissa Chickpea Pasta Salad is a bright, fresh, and filling dish that gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.

- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup banza cavatappi
- 3 chopped persian cucumbers
- 1 roma tomato
- 0.25 cup chopped pickled onions
- 0.125 cup chopped pepperoncinis
- 1 roasted red pepper, chopped
- 0.5 cup chopped parsley
- 0.25 cup chopped dill
- 1 can chickpeas
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp harissa paste
- 0.5 tbsp cumin
- 0.5 tbsp garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
- 1 juice of 1 lemon
- 1 zest of 1 lemon
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp dijon mustard

## Instructions

1. Add cooked pasta, chopped cucumber, diced tomato, pickled onions, and pepperoncinis to a large wooden bowl.
2. Place chickpeas in a bowl, add harissa paste, cumin, garlic powder, olive oil, salt and pepper.
3. Mix chickpeas thoroughly to coat them with the spices and oil.
4. Transfer the seasoned chickpeas onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
5. Add the roasted chickpeas, chopped parsley, and chopped dill to the pasta and vegetable mixture.
6. Pour the simple lemony dressing over the salad.
7. Toss all ingredients together with wooden salad servers until well combined.
8. Transfer the prepared pasta salad into a rectangular clear container.
9. Cover the container with a lid.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- jar
- wooden salad servers

## Tips

- This pasta salad gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSbsvAdS/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a5891d79-e059-44db-ace0-711bd211c3e1
- Extracted: 2025-08-09

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