This week I am all about this summer salad, created by our very own Chickpea Chica! Chickpea Chica has a gift for creating dozens of recipes that showcase bright flavors you would never have thought to combine. If you have one can of chickpeas, a single peach, and a few herbs out back or on the sill above your kitchen sink, then you probably have everything you need to make this recipe.

We celebrate her talent and thank our lucky stars for her inspiration.

1 ripe peach (or nectarine), diced small
1 15-oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
2 tsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tsp. fresh basil, thinly sliced into ribbons
1/2 tsp. cumin
3/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper
2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
a few leaves of romaine or bibb lettuce, well rinsed and dried

Mix the olive oil together with the cumin, salt, and black pepper at the bottom of a medium-sized bowl.
Add chickpeas and stir well. Then add the diced peach, cilantro, and basil, and mix gently.
Serve on a leaf or two of romaine or bibb lettuce.
Serves 2-3.