You read that right — despite having the word “bacon” in the title, this chickpea recipe is vegan! Over at the Vegan Planet blog, Robin writes about a method for preparing chickpeas with a smoky bacon flavor. The end result has been dubbed “chickpea bacon balls” and even has a bacon-esque look:
Don’t these look tasty? According to the blogger, these are delicious on a salad, and can serve as the vegan equivalent of crumbled bacon bits. For more info, check out the original post, which is titled Chickpea Bacon Balls aka Smoky Chickpeas.
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