Spice-crusted chickpea nibbles

Name: Spice-crusted chickpea nibbles
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp/15 ml sesame seeds; ½ tsp/2.5 ml fennel seeds, roughly crushed; 1 tbsp/15 ml ground linseeds; 1 tsp/5 ml mild smoked paprika; Pinch salt; 2 tsp/10 ml maple syrup; 400 g/14 oz can chickpeas in water; 4 tsp/20 ml olive oil; 1 tsp/5 ml cumin seeds, roughly crushed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

Chickpeas are great in more things than hummus. Try them as a super-speedy spiced alternative to crisps. Low in fat, they make a good protein-rich snack, and as chickpeas contain complex carbs they take longer for the body to break down, giving a slow-release energy boost.

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz can chickpeas in water
4 tsp/20

Snack
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Drain the chickpeas into a colander, rinse with cold water, drain again then dry with kitchen paper.
Warm the oil in a large frying pan then add the cumin, fennel and sesame seeds and cook over a medium heat for 1 minute to release the flavour, then take off the heat and stir in the paprika.
Tip the chickpeas into the frying pan, sprinkle with the gro

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