5 Ways to Eat Chickpeas
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Chickpeas, garbanzo beans or ceci beans, no matter what you call these legumes, their uses are as diverse as their name.
Their nutlike flavor blends well with Mediterranean, Middle Eastern or Indian flavors and better yet, you can eat chickpeas hot or cold. They're not just salad-toppers.
Here are five versatile ways to use them:
1. Try them seasoned and roasted.
2. Puree into a creamy hummus.
3. Toss into soups, like pasta fagioli or minestrone.
4. Make a chickpea burger.
5. Instead of tossing them onto a salad, make them the salad – like this Mediterranean Chickpea Salad.
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Ingredients
- 2 cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup sliced Kalamata olives
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Minced fresh basil, to taste
- Crumbled feta cheese, to taste
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
- In a large bowl combine chickpeas, onion, pepper, garlic, and olives. Add lemon juice, olive oil, basil, cheese, salt and pepper and toss until well incorporated. This is a great recipe to add your own touches. Add cucumber, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes or roasted red pepper (instead of raw red pepper). Play around with other seasonings like parsley or lemon grass.
