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Espinacas con Garbanzos

By | Main Dish, Recipes

  Ingredients 1/2 Lb. dried chickpeas, cooked until soft and tender, or 2 15 oz. cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed 6 tablespoon olive oil 1 Lb. Spinach, washed A hefty 1-inch slice of country loaf or about 2 slices of sandwich loaf bread (2.5 ounces or 75 grams), crusts…

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Roasted Pomegranate Chickpea Salad

By | Recipes, Soups/Salads

Chickpeas and pomegranate are both common foods in Middle Eastern cuisine. However, this recipe is anything but common. It is equally tasty as it is strange. Roasted pomegranate chickpea salad calls for 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, 2 15oz cans of chickpeas, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 4 cups of argula, 2…

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Summer Fun with Chickpeas

By | Recipes, Snacks

With Summer officially here, we can expect there to be lots of fun in the sun such as swimming, baseball, and of coarse BBQ. However, this Summer try something new. Instead of just throwing some hamburgers and hot-dogs on the grill, try a different meal. Perhaps a meatless meal? Hummus…

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Pasta with Greens, Chickpeas, and Olives

By | Main Dish, Recipes

Over on Veg Kitchen, Nava Atlas has just published a delicious-looking recipe for a pasta with greens, chickpeas, and olives. The recipe calls for chickpeas, rotini, olive oil, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, sliced bell pepper, and various other spices and seasonings. The recipe will serve four to six people and…

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Chickpea Mini-Burgers

By | Main Dish, Recipes

From the website My Recipes comes this interesting article on making miniature burger patties out of mashed chickpeas. The recipe calls for chickpeas, red potato, minced garlic, smoked paprika, lightly beaten egg whites, and several spices and other ingredients. Once prepared, the burgers are recommended to be served on a…

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Smoky Chickpea Soup

By | Recipes, Soups/Salads

From a new post on Made Just Right comes this new post featuring an award-winning recipe for smoky chickpea soup. The recipe for this delicious-looking chickpea soup calls for cooked chickpeas, pureed tomatoes, diced canned chipotle, minced garlic, and various other spices and seasonings. The recipe takes 30 minutes to…

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Cooking Chickpeas with Gail Simmons

By | Recipes, Snacks

Over on the cooking website KitchenDaily, a new video featuring Gail Simmons shows you how to use chickpeas to make three delicious recipes: Chickpeas with Red Onion, Feta, Dill, and Lemon Pan-Roasted Cod with Chickpeas and Chorizo Cauliflower and Chickpea Stew with Buttered Toast Points Chickpeas are packed with protein…

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Curried Chickpeas

By | Recipes, Snacks

From the blog BON APPETIT comes this delicious-looking recipe for curried chickpeas. As we’ve already seen from the variety of recipes posted on the Chickplease blog, chickpeas are very versatile, and can be prepared in a multitude of ways. This recipe explains how to give the chickpeas a “curried makeover,”…

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Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Sandwich

By | Main Dish, Recipes, Snacks

Here is an interesting chickpea-based recipe from cooking ala mel, where a blogger named Melinda writes about a sandwich made from blended chickpeas and avocados. It is the perfect thing for a quick lunch, and with wonderful flavors, it is both healthy and filling. To learn more about this recipe,…

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Featured Recipe: Tangy Balsamic Roasted Chickpeas

By | Recipes, Snacks

On the blog Pickles & Honey, Amanda writes about a recipe for tangy balsamic roasted chickpeas. The recipe involves marinating the chickpeas in balsamic vinegar, then adding olive oil, salt, pepper, and baking them until crispy. According to the blog post, they are reminiscent of salt and vinegar potato chips,…

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