Moroccan chickpea, carrot and spinach salad

This is a recipe passed on by my mum, which she got from the Sanitarium "Food for Health and Happiness" book.  A really delicious fast, fresh & filling salad that comes it an only 295 calories.

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons ground cumin

400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1/2 cup orange juice

1/3 cup currants

2 carrots, shredded or coarsely grated

3 green onions (shallots), sliced diagonally

100g baby spinach leaves

1/3 cup coriander leaves, chopped

1/4 cup tahini

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (or sunflower)

Method

Heat oil in a medium non-stick frying pan over medium heat.  Add cumin, chickpeas and garlic.  Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.  Remove from heat.

Combine orange juice and currants in a tea-cup.  Microwave for 1 minute until hot.  Drain, reserve orange juice.  Combine currants, chickpea mixture, carrots, green onions, spinach and coriander in a large bowl.

To make dressing, combine tahini and reserved orange juice in a small bowl.  Season to taste.  Whisk to combine.  Drizzle dressing over salad.  Gently toss to combine.  Sprinkle with seeds and serve.