Posts Tagged ‘chick peas’
Pasta and sauteed green beans
1 Box Pasta
Fresh Green beans
1 large red pepper
1 medium onion
1 can Chick peas, rinsed & drained
2 cloves garlic
salt, pepper, dried basil, sugar to taste
olive oil
- While water is boiling, cut up all veggies and saute over med-low heat in olive oil and seasonings (add chickpeas once veggies are cooked)
- Cook pasta as directed, drain and dress with olive oil and some additional salt & pepper
- Top pasta with veggies
Baked Falafel
Baked Falafel
1 Can Garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, smashed
½ tsp dried parsley
2 tsp Cumin
Dash Tumeric
½ tsp baking powder
1 slice vegan-friendly bread, toasted
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ C flour
1 T sesame seeds
Olive oil in spray or pump bottle
- Preheat oven to 400
- Blend toast in food processer until bread crumbs
- Add all other ingredients (except for flour & seeds) and blend. You may need to add 1 T of water or more for everything to blend well.
- In a mixing bowl add flour & seeds to bean mix until thick.
- Use ice cream scoop to make falafel balls on oiled baking tray or try lined with parchment paper – sprinkle with additional sesame seeds
- Spray or pump olive oil for light coating
- Bake for 15-20 mins
- Enjoy! I used in a wrap with tahini sauce, fresh tomatoes, cukes, onions and lettuce.. Yummm.
Curried Spinach & Chick Peas (quick & easy)
Curried Spinach & Chick Peas (quick & easy)
olive oil, enough to cook with
½ medium onion, diced
1 large garlic clove, minced
Spinach, Fresh (or frozen)
1 Can organic garbanzo beans (chick peas)
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp curry powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 tsp Sugar in the raw
- Cook onions & garlic in olive oil and all seasonings in a large sauté pan until onions begin to soften
- Add chick peas
- Slowly add fresh spinach just until wilted
- Serve over rice.
