Chickpeas Five Ways

Last summer I had a significant amount of baby weight to lose and my husband had an ARC (advanced reader copy) of a diet book from the publisher he worked for.  I read it, fell in love and knew that this was one of the best diets.  The WOW Diet focuses on fresh, seasonal ingredients and unprocessed foods.  I lost a good amount and was feeling really healthy.  Then life happened, and I haven't been as good at following the diet as I was.  BUT one thing I learned from the book was to incorporate more beans into my diet.  They are filling, full of good things for your body, and if you make them right, they are so yummy!  Here are my five favorite recipes for chickpeas, which is the least glamorous of the legumes after the lima beans, but it sure cleans up nice!

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Source: chocolatecoveredkatie.com via Kimberly on Pinterest

Three Bean Salad

Source: simplyrecipes.com via Kimberly on Pinterest

Humus
 (try to find an attractive picture of humus, I dare you)

Ingredients:

1 can of garbanzo beans, rinsed

juice of 1 lemon

1 clove garlic

salt and pepper to taste

olive oil

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients in a food processor, adding olive oil a little at a time until humus blends smoothly.  

2. Eat with chips or pita bread.

Roasted Chickpeas

Source: thekitchn.com via becca on Pinterest

One thing I do not mentioned in the roasted chickpea recipe is to turn the oven to 200 after they have reached the color you like and let them dry out a little more for an hour or two.  This give more consistent crunch to your snack.  

Avocado Chickpea Salad

Source: twopeasandtheirpod.com via Kimberly on Pinterest

To find the recipes click on the small links under the pictures.  Meanwhile, I'm off to the kitchen to make them all!