Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The Perfect Chickpeas

This vegetarian chickpea recipe uses cinnamon and lime to liven up chickpeas, which are also called garbanzo beans. Iron and protein are found in good quantities in chickpeas, along with many other important nutrients. If you have the time, cooking dried beans rather than using canned gives a really nice texture. They also retain more of their nutrients, and you can be sure that they are cooked without salt.

Using cauliflower brings some additional vitamins to the dish, and also mellows out the concentrated protein and carbohydrates of the chickpeas. Spicing up the cauliflower and chickpeas makes them taste delicious so that even the pickiest eaters will enjoy their cauliflower.

Vegetarian Dishes

Makes enough for 2-3 for dinner.

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe Ingredients

Dry chickpeas: ½ cup  or Canned chickpeas: 14-19oz can 1 tsp olive oil 1 diced onion 2 cloves minced garlic half head of chopped cauliflower Sea salt to taste 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp cumin 1 lime, zested and juiced

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe Directions

The chickpeas must be fully cooked before you begin if you are using dried chickpeas. Start them the night before and leave them overnight to soak in plenty of water. The next day, boil them gently for 1 hour without any salt. To help the digestibility of the chickpeas, you can add a bit of kombu (seaweed) to the water while they cook. Otherwise, if you are using canned, try to find a can that does not list any salt in the ingredients. Before using them, be sure to rinse and drain the chickpeas. Using a large pan heated to medium, sauté the diced onion in olive oil until softened. Next add the garlic, and let it cook until soft. Add the cauliflower to the pan and stir it around to coat it in oil. Leave it to cook until it starts to look shiny and wet. Finally, add the chickpeas to the pan. Now you can pour the salt, spices and lime zest over the whole dish. Stir everything together to combine, then pour the lime juice into the pan. If you have a lid, cover the pan and leave the dish to cook for at least 10 minutes. The chickpeas need this time to absorb the flavors of the spices and the lime. Served the dish over greens, or over a cooked grain like rice or quinoa.

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The Perfect Chickpeas

To watch a free video of me making this vegetarian chickpea recipe, so I can show you the exact techniques that will make the perfect chickpeas, go to http://www.healthyveganrecipes.net/video/cinnamon-lime-chick-peas

Heather Nauta is a registered holistic nutritionist who teaches you how to live a healthy vegan/vegetarian lifestyle, including how to get proper nutrition, enough protein, vitamin b12 and other minerals, and how to make an amazing variety of simple, fast healthy recipes that taste incredible for you and your family.

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