These spicy roasted chickpea snacks fall into the bet-you-can’t-eat-just-one category. The chickpeas, aka garbanzo beans, are baked with a little olive oil and kosher salt until they’re crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Easy.Â
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Like I said, roasted chickpeas are easy to make. You roast in a hot oven for 30 minutes, shaking the pan to roll them around about every 10 minutes. When they take on a golden color and have a nice crunch, sprinkle generously with your choice of spices and roast another 5 minutes. For this recipe I used dukkah spice, the same as spice mix I use for potatoes dukkah.
Try these spicy roasted chickpea snacks with your next cocktail. Go ahead, have another handful!
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Spicy Roasted Chickpea Snacks
When you first see roasted chickpeas in a snack bowl, you know what they are but you can’t believe you eyes. You have to try them. Your mouth will believe and crave these delightful high protein salty surprises. Serve with drinks, or as to-go snacks.Ingredients
- 2 cans chickpeas , drained and rinsed (see note)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher Real Salt
- 3 tablespoons dukkah (see note)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Place the chickpeas on a kitchen towel and roll them around until there is no moisture on the outside of the beans. I have roasted them wet and they take what seems forever to get crispy, so this drying step is important.
- Toss in a bowl with the olive oil and the kosher salt.
- Transfer to a baking sheet. Roast for 30 minutes or more minutes, shaking the pan to roll them around about every 10 minutes. When they take on a golden color and have a nice crunch, sprinkle generously with the dukkah and roast another 5 minutes.
Notes
- If you don’t have dukkah, the Egyptian nut and spice blend, use 1 ½ times the salt.
- Roasted chickpeas are best served soon out of the oven—but they’re dang good anytime. If you like more crunch—refresh them again in the oven.
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Congratulations Letty on your One Year Anniversary!! I love receiving your blog posts and trying the awesome recipes. · 28 November, 2014
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your first year of many!! · 28 November, 2014
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Congratulations on a terrific first year! I’m sure this would be my favorite way to eat chickpeas. · 28 November, 2014
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Letty, congratulations on your first year anniversary…I can’t wait to try the chocolate walnut pie for Christmas….and these chickpeas. xoxxoJeanne · 28 November, 2014
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Congratulations on one year; you are doing it so well. And I love the idea of Dukkah on chickpeas. · 29 November, 2014
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Congratulations on 1 year of the new site. I love reading all of the recipes.
As for Real Salt, It is the best. I was at dinner in Vail last week with my co-workers and I looked at the salt on the table and declared it Real Salt… my co-workers laughed at me thinking I was crazy. I got the last laugh when the waiter identified the salt and gave a great description of it.
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I am new to your blog, what I like so far is a lot of emphasis on vegetables at your table. We aren’t vegetarians but we eat a LOT of vegetables. Mindful of the maxim “eat food, not too much, mostly plants”. · 2 December, 2014
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