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Chickpea basil pesto & battered fried chickpeas
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| Chickpea Basil Pesto If your food processor isn’t broken, it’s all downhill from here. Use this flavourful, lightened-up pesto on sandwiches, fried chickpeas, wraps, tofu, crackers, and more. Print this recipe Ingredients: | |
| 2 | garlic cloves |
| 4 tbsp | extra virgin olive oil |
| 4 tbsp | fresh lemon juice |
| 1 cup | packed fresh basil, stems removed (30 grams) |
| 1/2 cup | cooked chickpeas |
| 1 tbsp | nutritional yeast, (optional) |
| 1/2 tsp | kosher salt, or to taste |
| 1. With the food processor running, drop in the peeled garlic cloves through the top opening until minced. 2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add in the oil, lemon juice, and basil. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the bowl as needed. 3. Add in the chickpeas and optional nutritional yeast. Process again until smooth. Add salt to taste and process. You can add a bit more oil or water to achieve your desired consistency. Scoop into a jar or air-tight container. Will keep in the fridge for 1 week or so. After making the pesto, I had some leftover chickpeas to use up, so I decided to lightly fry them in the skillet, adding seasonings as I went. This was my first time making fried chickpeas…and oh my lanta they are good!! I never thought I’d see the day when Eric would pound back chickpeas. It was funny at first until he ate all of them on me… “Battered” Fried Chickpeas Bored of plain chickpeas? The nutritional yeast and seasonings give the chickpeas a thin coating and a ton of flavour, perfect for popping into your mouth. Keep in mind that the chickpeas don’t get crispy, but they do firm up a bit. I used garlic powder instead of fresh garlic in this recipe because the powder gives it more of a coating, like flour would. Add them to a salad, mix them up with chickpea pesto in a wrap, or just eat them plain. Note: You can also scale down the recipe depending on how many chickpeas you have to use up. Print this recipe Yield: 1.5 cups Ingredients: | |
| 1 tbsp | oil |
| 1 (15-oz) can | chickpeas, drained and rinsed |
| 2-2.5 tbsp | nutritional yeast |
| 1/4 tsp | garlic powder |
| 1/4 tsp | Herbamare, (or use kosher salt) |
| freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| Pinch | cayenne pepper, optional |
1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat.
2. Meanwhile, drain and rinse the chickpeas. When the skillet has pre-heated (chickpeas should sizzle on it), carefully add the drained chickpeas to the skillet. Be very careful as they will sizzle and crackle in the oil and it may splash you.
3. Fry the chickpeas, stirring every 20 seconds or so, over medium heat. After a few minutes, stir in the rest of the ingredients to taste. The chickpeas will have a thin coating on them. Fry for about 5-6 more minutes, stirring frequently and making sure they don’t burn. If they are starting to burn, reduce heat. They should be golden and lightly charred in some parts.
Enjoyed with the chickpea basil pesto, they did not last long!
Tuesday’s Post
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