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- Eve Fox
- December 23, 2011
- 8:02 am
- 53 comments
As much as I enjoy them, I could probably count the number of hors d’oeuvres I’ve made on one hand. But we were invited to a party featuring finger foods this weekend (we’ve all got toddlers so this was a very practical move, as well as a yummy one) and it seemed like a good time to try making the roasted chickpeas I’ve been seeing recipes for all year (on The Kitchn, Kalyn’s Kitchen, Mark Bittman’s blog, and more.)
This simple hors d’oeuvre has so much going for it. Namely, it is easy, cheap, simple, healthy, exotic, and delicious. It’s also fun to say “GARBANZO BEAN!” loudly. So you can’t really go wrong…
These are addictive so it pays to make a big batch – one can won’t get you very far. I used three cans of organic garbanzo beans (I strongly suggest that you use Eden Organics as they are the only company I know of that does not use the toxic chemical BPA in the linings of their cans.) If you have time to soak and cook dried garbanzo beans, by all means, go for it!
I made three different spice mixes — garam masala, curry powder, and ras el hanout, a Moroccan spice blend that typically includes cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ground chili peppers, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, peppercorns, and turmeric. All three were tasty.
Don’t skip the step of drying the beans with a towel – you want to start out with as little extra moisture as possible since you’re trying to dry them out.
One of the recipes I read said that it’s important to slip off any loose skins. I don’t know if it’s really true but it’s easy enough to do so I did it anyway.
I suspect you’ll find that people end up popping these like savory candy and hailing you as a conquering hero.
Happy Holidays.
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Eve Fox
Eve is the creator of The Garden of Eating, a blog about food--cooking it, eating it, and growing it. She has a legendary love of aprons and can often be found salivating over the fruits and veggies at one of the many farmers’ markets near her home in Woodstock, NY. Want even more recipes, photos, giveaways, and food-related inspiration? "Like" the Garden of Eating on Facebook, or follow Eve on Twitter or Pinterest.
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Organic wine will give you much less of a hangover than conventionally produced stuff.
Thanks for the recipe
I actually think those are all great ideas however I too agree with all the problems with the egg an…
Wonderful! Thank You.
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53 comments
+ add your ownI have always fried them with the oil and spices. Will try roasting them while it's still cool enough to use the oven.
Thanks for sharing and helping me compile a healthy cookbook for myself!
These sound awesome. Gonna have to try these soon.
Mmmm yum! I'll have to try this. Thanks for posting!
Love chickpeas..never thought about spicing them up and roasting! Thanks!
yammi
Thanks!
Thank you Eve!
Great idea :)
Thanks.
thank you
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