I want to share with you one of my favorite chick pea recipes, and a good one for hummus also. Chick peas are a great source of vegetarian protein and quite inexpensive. They also offer a generous portion of iron, fiber, folic acid, copper, magnesium, and molybdenum (there's a word-of-the-day for ya!). They are known to help lower cholesterol and keep blood sugar levels at bay, making them a good food for diabetics and insulin-resistant individuals. You don't have to sacrifice taste for health with chick peas, either. Especially with these recipes:
Kelcie's Delectable Chick Pea Salad
Ingredients (roughly):
Lots of chick peas, drained and rinsed
Red or orange bell pepper, seeded and chopped
Plenty of cherry tomatoes, chopped
Parsley
Feta Cheese crumbles
Annie's Green Goddess salad dressing, OR your favorite salad dressing
(I like this recipe because you can experiment with the amount of everything you want, so the ingredient amounts are vague.)
Directions:
These are hard directions. Brace yourself: ..... Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl.
Here's an easy hummus recipe:
Ingredients:
1 16 oz. can of chick peas, plus 1/4 cup of the can's liquid
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1.5 tablespoons tahini
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Blend on low for 3-5 minutes, or until smooth. If desired, place hummus in a serving bowl, create a shallow well in the middle and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and parsley. Eat with toasted pita bread or veggies!!
Chick peas are also great to throw into soups and on top of salads, if you have a can laying around and don't know what to do with it. You can also just shovel them into your mouth as a snack. That's what I do.
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