Jumpin' Chickpeas
Crunchy snack pairs fried garbanzo beans with lemon-pepper and Creole seasonings.
8 ml olive oil
1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
4 g lemon-pepper seasoning
3 g Creole seasoning
black pepper to taste
Heat oil in a large skillet/frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour beans into hot skillet. Stir in lemon-pepper, Creole seasoning, and a few grinds of black pepper. Cover, and cook, stirring often, until beans are golden brown and begin to 'jump' around the pan, about 5 minutes.
Easy Veggie Samosas
15 ml vegetable oil
80 g chopped onion
1618.8 g garbanzo beans, drained
30 g curry paste
120 ml apple juice
3 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
30 g all-purpose flour for dusting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion until browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and add garbanzo beans. Mix curry paste with apple juice until smooth, then add to skillet. Simmer mixture 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more apple juice or water as needed to keep mixture moist.
Cut each sheet of pastry into 3 equal-size rectangles, then cut each rectangle in half. (You will have 18 pieces total.) Dust a clean, flat surface lightly with flour, and roll each piece of pastry until it is double in size. Dust pastry with flour as needed, to prevent it from sticking to rolling pin. Spoon an equal amount of filling into center of each pastry square. Fold in half and press edges to seal. Place on nonstick baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until golden brown.