Stupid Simple Marinated Chickpeas. These marinated chickpeas are a little spicy, a little sweet, and totally irresistible. This recipe as great on its own as a light meal or appetizer, or served I was drawn to this chickpea recipe because it's so simple and reminds me of some of my favorite deli salads. These marinated chickpeas were gone in nothing flat at my house!
Flavorful Marinated Chickpeas transform a plain can of garbanzo beans into the most magical and delicious side dish!
As written these healthy marinated chickpeas are gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, and a gloriously make-ahead meal-prep option for the week.
Not bad but high in sodium.
You can cook Stupid Simple Marinated Chickpeas using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Stupid Simple Marinated Chickpeas
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of good quality extra virgin olive oil (or combine in a little flavored olive oil).
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice (use less if you don’t want it super tangly).
- It's 1-15 oz. of can firm beans/legumes - drained and rinsed (I prefer chickpeas but you can use kidney beans, black beans, whatever you want).
- You need 2 of tsps fresh chopped herbs or 2 pinches of dried (I like oregano and thyme but you can use chives, dill, tarragon - whatever you have/like).
- Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
- You need of Add whatever veggies you want - but you may need to increase the amount of vinaigrette.
Try using no salt added canned chickpeas (seem to be more available in the grocery store, especially in the organic section), but still rinse/drain. Spiced chickpeas are topped with coriander yogurt and wrapped in a warm tortilla. This guilt-free recipe is packed with veg and is seriously simple to put together. Marinated Chickpeas recipe: Tasty Mediterranean Chickpea - tapas appetizer. (Overnight for fuller flavor).
Stupid Simple Marinated Chickpeas instructions
- But first, refreshment. The glass is SO right, I am VERY interesting..... 😋.
- In a small bowl (but large enough to hold / toss all your ingredients), whisk together vinaigrette ingredients - oil, vinegar/lemon juice, herbs, salt and pepper..
- Add beans and veggies - toss. Set aside for about 15-20 mins or refrigerate up to a couple of days..
- Refill your glass as needed and eat!!.
Stir contents between marinating process to make sure all the flavors are distributed evenly. This is a delicious simple tapas appetizer or side dish. Adapted from 'wichcraft: Craft a Sandwich into a Meal — and a Meal Into a Sandwich by Tom Colicchio and Sisha Ortúzar. Drain the shallot, reserving the shallot-infused vinegar. Add the shallot to the chickpea mixture and toss gently to combine.