It’s Secret Recipe Club time! If you’ve missed my other SRC posts, the premise is this: you’re assigned a different member’s blog every month. You visit their blog, choose any recipe you want, then make it and share it on your blog. Then, everyone posts about their assigned blog on the same day. It’s so fun to try out new blogs. If you have a blog, definitely check it out and consider joining! I highly recommend it.
This month I was assigned Susie’s blog, Eat Little, Eat Big. Susie lives in Maui [jealous!! Can you even imagine?] and has tons of fresh, tasty, and creative recipes on her blog. I have several new things on my to-make list including Three Cheese Mini Macs, Avocado Dressing, and Pear & Prosciutto Appetizers. As tasty and intriguing as those treats sound, I decided to try out her Smoky Fried Chickpeas. Guess I was in a savory mood when recipe selecting, huh?
I had previously made roasted chickpeas, but never fried… and boy were they tasty! [edited to add: I must have had “roasted chickpeas” on my mind as I worked on the photos… see above! Whoops!] These chickpeas just required five simple ingredients: chickpeas [duh], olive oil, smoked paprika, chipotle chile powder, and lime zest. Oh, and salt. Six. I lied. Nevertheless, not a whole lot of ingredients, but a whole lot of flavor!
This simple appetizer is such a treat, with the smoky/spicy contrasts drawn from smoked paprika and spicy chipotle chile powder that is livened up with a hint of lime-salt goodness. Since we almost always have some chickpeas in the pantry, this may just be my new go-to snack. Sweet! Or, should I say… savory? 🙂
Smoky Roasted Chickpeas [from Eat Little, Eat Big]
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Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 can [15 ounce] chickpeas [garbanzo beans]
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest [about 1 lime]
- salt
Directions:
In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Meanwhile, rinse, drain, and pat dry chickpeas. Add to skillet and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until brown, stirring occasionally.
In a small bowl, combine paprika, chipotle chile powder, and lime zest.
Remove chickpeas from pan and drain on paper towels. Then place in a bowl and toss with spice mixture. Salt to taste. Serving with paper napkins for greasy fingers suggested. 🙂
Time: 15 minutes.
Yield: 3 servings.
Note: I halved the original recipe, so you can easily multiply this but just check out the original for adjustments to cooking time/method.
This sounds like a great Bible study snack! I’ve also roasted chickpeas before, but never fried them. Love the idea!
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frying them definitely adds a new flavor 🙂
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Fantastic flavors! These chickpeas sound super delicious, so tasty. 😉
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thanks for your kind words, sara!
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Such a nice recipe! Great pick for SRC 🙂
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thanks!
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Hi Sarah!
Glad you picked the chickpeas and that you liked them. Beautiful photo!
Susie
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thanks susie! love your blog. 🙂 thanks for the recipe!
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I’m going to have to try these. I made them once with dried chick peas per my recipe, and I thought I was going to break a tooth. I love the spices here!
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These sound like a great healthy snack… I’m a sucker for anything crunchy and/or salty and/or spicy, so these totally score a trifecta!
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for sure!
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With all these smoky salty flavors, I’d be addicted to these within seconds!
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so true!
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I love smoked paprika and chipotle, so these sound absolutely amazing to me. Going to have to try it soon!
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smoked paprika is amazing!
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Roasted/fried chickpeas… Now this is a recipe I’ve been meaning to try, but keep forgetting. I really like the flavorings in this one.
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YUM! I’m pinning these to try. I love the idea of the smoky paprika & chipotle powder and the hint of lime. mmm
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I have been dying to try fried or roasted chickpeas for so long now. I think yours have finally given me ‘the push’. They look incredible..what a snack!
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i hope you’ll let me know what you think. 🙂
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What an intersting thing to do with chickpeas.
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this is my new favorite way to eat them! 🙂
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I need to make these, they look and sound delicious.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC recipe this month: Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad.
Lisa~~
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I love chickpeas, and I love fried stuff- (I don’t mind them roasted too). This sounds wonderful and I must definitely try this! Delicious pick for the SRC!
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fried chickpeas + lime = good. they’re excellent in salads or as snacks. i love it.
happy src reveal from a group D member!
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i love the salad idea! thanks for stopping by 🙂
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