chickpeas

enigma2

have found a tin of chickpeas in my storage cupboard, heaven knows why I bought them, any ideas or recipes would be welcome.

Yoga_Girl

Ooh chickpeas are great, I love them!

You can whiz them up with tahini, lemon juice, garlic & oil to make your own hummous.

They're also great just thrown in a cold pasta salad, with anything else you want to add (peppers, tomatoes, onions etc)

You can also pop them in a pitta bread, again with whatever takes your fancy (lettuce, onion, mayo etc)

One of my favourite recipes is Chick-pea sauce & Rigatoni:

2 cans chick-peas rinsed and drained
8 fl oz vegetable stock
1 tlsp olive oil
8 oz onions, thinly sliced
4 tsp crushed garlic
1 lb can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp crushed rosemary
half oz chopped parsley
salt & pepper to taste
500g/1 lb cooked pasta eg shapes

1.In a food processor or blender puree half the chick-peas with 125ml/4 fl oz of the veg stock, set aside.
2.Heat the oil in a large saucepan, saute the onions and garlic until lightly browned, about 5 mins.
3.Add the tomatoes, rosemary, chick-peas, chick-pea puree and remaining veg stock. Cook, stirring well, for 15 minutes or until the whole chick-peas are soft.
4. Add the parsley, salt & pepper. Serve over your cooked pasta shapes.

My 2 children absolutely love this.

enigma2

Hi Yoga girl
thanx for the recipe, sounds great, except for the garlic!
I'm a wuss when it comes to it, can't stand the stuff!!

Chris25

......drain them well, season them with herbs, spices, curry powder, whatever you like, spritz them with oil then put them into a hot oven till crisp.

open a bottle of wine and pass the snacks around

jaybee

I'd never thought to do that with them. Sounds great - I love savoury snacks!

cathy_3

eeewwww hate them alone or in stews

but I love them in humous or tassy sauce

16011996

i'm with cathy, only like them in humous. ;D

Chris25

eeewwww  hate them  alone or in stews

 but I love them in humous or tassy sauce

what's tassy sauce?

crispyduck_2

check out the current Sainsbury's food magazine Nigel Slater does a tasty alternative to potato mash using chick peas, delish! I like them warmed up and naked (The Chickpeas!)yummy!

Juicy_Tube

Was meaning to ask you lot this!

Hummous.. :P
What quantities of what please?

JT x

cathy_3

tassy sauce is what you get in cyprus with almost everything

tahini and garlic and lemon juice

mmmmm
nicer than humous but very similar