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By: Georgia Maxwell, Gradlife Ambassador

Whether you’re trying to eat less meat, are in a rush, or just really like chickpeas, these recipes are for you! Feel free to turn each dish into your own since there’s no wrong way to cook them. In fact, that’s the thing I like the most about chickpeas, if all else fails you can safely eat them raw.

Roast Chickpeas

This is my go-to dinner recipe. They’re great cold or hot, with rice, roast veggies or on their own!

Ingredients

1 can of chickpeas

olive oil

½ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp dried coriander

½ tsp turmeric

1 tsp ground cumin

salt and pepper to taste

red pepper flakes to taste (optional)

Drain chickpeas and rinse in strainer. Place into large bowl and toss with olive oil and spices. Place onto lined baking pan and bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees C, mixing the chickpeas about halfway through. You can also garnish with lemon juice and parsley at the end. That’s it!

Chickpea Salad

I know this sounds like I’m going to tell you to open up a can of chick peas on top of a salad (which is also quite yummy). This recipe is a bit more involved… but just barely. It’s my vegetarian take on chicken or egg salad—you can eat it in a sandwich, a wrap (my favourite), or if you haven’t gone grocery shopping in a while, just eat as is.

Ingredients

1 can of chickpeas

olive oil

juice from ½ a lemon

salt and pepper to taste

handful of Parsley (optional)

Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Place them in a bowl and coat with olive oil. Mash with a potato masher or fork until you have achieved your desired consistency. Mix in the lemon, salt, pepper and parsley (this is optional but I highly recommend). And that’s it! Easy chick-peasy, as they say.

Hummus

Although it’s very tempting to buy pre-made hummus (which I often also do), this recipe is also super easy, and in my humble opinion, tastes better than your average store-bought dip.

Ingredients

1 can of chickpeas

Juice of 1 lemon

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup of Tahini

approximately 10 cloves of garlic

1tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp coriander, pinch of cayenne pepper

1/3 cup of water

Salt to taste

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees C. Peel the garlic and place it on a parchment lined pan. Sprinkle the spices on top and roast for 20-25 minutes until the garlic is soft.

Drain and rinse the chickpeas and add them to your blender along with the Tahini, water juice, olive oil and lemon juice. Add the garlic and spices once they’ve cooked, and blend all the ingredients together until your hummus is nice and creamy! Salt to taste.

Chickpea Pasta

This recipe is a Meal with a capital “M.” It makes enough sauce for at least four people, or ample left overs if you don’t want to share.

Ingredients

1 cup— 1 can of chickpeas (depending on how much you like chickpeas)

1 jar of crushed tomatoes (also known as “passata” for you real cooks out there)

1 onion minced

2 cloves of garlic minced

olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Pasta (I’m a big fan of some classic linguine, but up to you)

Parmesan and parsley (optional)

Coat the bottom of a sauce pot in olive oil and add your minced onion, salt and pepper. Simmer on low heat until the onion is translucent (around 15 minutes). I recommend you don’t let the onion burn. Near the end, add in the minced garlic.

Add in your jar of crushed tomatoes to the pot. Next, fill the jar up 1/2—2/3 of the way up with water, and add to the pot as well. Add in your chickpeas. Bring sauce to a boil and then immediately simmer on low-medium heat for 20-25 minutes until your sauce is sweet and your chickpeas juicy.

Make pasta according to the package and cover with your delicious sauce! I highly recommend you add parmesan and (yup, you guessed it!) parsley on top. Enjoy!

If you love to cook, want to learn, or just want to get to know some of your fellow Grad students, come check out our Recipe Share event on October 26th at 12 pm EST! We’ll be sharing our favourite recipes, funniest cooking stories, and you might even get a cookbook full of new dishes to try!

Click here to register for the Recipe Share: https://clnx.utoronto.ca/home/gradlife.htm?eventId=27319

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