- a 19-ounce can chick-peas, rinsed and drained well
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- fresh lemon juice to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed dried hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
- In a bowl stir together the chick-peas, the oil, the garlic, the lemon juice, the red pepper flakes, the parsley, and salt and pepper to taste and chill the salad, covered, for 30 minutes.