Chickpea-Vegetable Salad With Curried Yogurt Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) carton plain fat-free yogurt
2 cups carrots, finely shredded
1 1/2 cups red bell peppers, thinly sliced (or yellow pepper)
1 1/2 cups plum tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup golden raisin
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
12 cups romaine lettuce, chopped

Preparation

To prepare the dressing, combine the first 8 ingredients in a small bowl; stir mixture with a whisk.
To prepare salad, combine carrot and next 5 ingredients (carrots through chickpeas) in a large bowl. Pour 1/2 cup dressing over carrot mixture, tossing gently to coat. Place 2 cups lettuce on each of 6 plates, and drizzle each serving with about 1 tablespoons dressing. Top each serving with 1 1/3 cups carrot mixture.