Used different ingredients. This was just amazing. I adapted it as follows: (1) Halved the recipe; (2) Did not use onion; (3) Added an extra splash of lemon juice and vinegar (and used cider vinegar; didn't have white-wine); (4) 1/4 heaping teaspoon of ground ginger (didn't have fresh), a little extra cumin, and only a pinch of cayenne; (5) substituted one can of chickpeas for a can of rinsed black beans - was low on chickpeas; and finally (6) added some sliced meaty green olives, marinated in olive oil only. Really fabulous salad!  -  29 Sep 2008

Used different ingredients. Recipe was great, but even better when mixed with fresh corn salad. The crunch of the corn and capsicums along with the chickpeas was a very nice blending of flavours and textures.  -  29 Sep 2008

This was surprisingly bland, I'm sorry to say. With the interesting ingredients, I expected it to be very flavourful, but I could really only taste the garlic. To be fair, I only marinated it for 1.5 hours, but I've had other chickpea dishes that marinated for less time and were more flavourful. Maybe with more time, this dish would be better, but I don't plan to make it again.  -  29 Sep 2008