View the print-ready version of this recipe. A popular vegetarian street food eaten throughout the Middle East, falafel are deep-fried patties made from ground chickpeas (or fava beans), herbs, and spices. They are traditionally stuffed into a pita or served as part of a mezze platter with Israeli salad, hummus, baba ganoush, tahini sauce, and yogurt sauce. Making falafel at…
This Chickpea Caesar Salad Wrap Is the MVP of Wraps
With a symphony of satisfying textures and assertive flavors, it’s easy to see why chicken Caesar wraps have long been a grab-and-go mainstay for busy folks. My vegan-friendly version swaps in protein-rich roasted chickpeas for the usual sliced chicken and features a Caesar dressing doppelgänger that’s made with creamy tahini. Ideal for meal prep, the…
Chickpeas Are Having a Moment
After centuries of existence as an understated protein powerhouse, chickpeas are having a moment. A staple of cuisine from the Mediterranean, where it was first cultivated, the legume adds depth to curries and is at the root of creamy hummus and fluffy falafel. When roasted and seasoned, chickpeas are a delightful snack, salad topping and…
Chickpea Salad
The perfect make-ahead summer recipe, this chickpea salad comes together in the blink of an eye. Just add everything to a mixing bowl and stir. If you’re feeling adventurous, consider adding diced bell peppers and chopped cucumbers to the salad as well. I recommend using gochugaru in the recipe. It’s a Korean chile powder with…
Beans: The Ideal Carbohydrate
July 6, 2022
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Beans Are Nutritionally Unique Beans and other legumes (such as lentils and split peas) are the ideal starchy food. When many people think of high-fiber, starch-containing foods, they think of whole grains, which are healthful foods, but beans are nutritionally superior. Beans and other legumes have uniquely high levels of fiber and resistant starch, carbohydrates…
A Blend of Spices Adds Nice Flavor to Chickpea Curry
My husband’s family is from the UK, and they love a good curry, so I’m always experimenting with curry recipes to impress them. Chickpea curry with potatoes and peas is my latest creation, which had them asking for seconds and for the recipe! It takes a number of spices to make this curry tasty, but…
A Big Batch of Instant Pot Chickpeas Will Last for Multiple Meals
I find that the more plant-based meals I make, the more cans of chickpeas I use. Canned chickpeas are convenient and a relatively cheap source of protein and fiber. However, my grocery bags are getting heavier with the amount of canned beans I’m bringing home. So, this week I tried cooking a big batch of…
Cacciucco di Ceci (Tuscan Chickpea and Chard Soup)
The most famous cacciucco is a coastal cucina povera fish soup from Livorno, made from the smallest and least valuable fish leftover on the fishing boat or unsold at fish counters. Cacciucco di ceci, however, is not a fish soup, but one defined by chickpeas and chard. If not for a salt-packed anchovy melted into…
Southern Spain’s Best-Kept Secret
Espinacas con garbanzos is a hyper-regional dish native to Seville with strong Moorish influence that’s substantive and full of flavor. Briefly simmering canned chickpeas (uniformly tender, well-seasoned, and convenient) in a combination of chicken broth and chickpea canning liquid tenderized them and infused them with savory flavor. A picada (a paste of garlic and bread…
A Stew That Satisfies, No Meat Necessary
Who says a meatless meal isn’t filling? Packed with fiber-rich vegetables and chickpeas, this fragrant stew satisfies. If you like, kick-up the spice by adding more jalapeño pepper. This double-batch recipe makes one meal for tonight and one to freeze for up to a month. Curried Chickpea Stew Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 55…
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