Recipe: Delicious Chickpeas with chorizo and roasted peppers

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Chickpeas with chorizo and roasted peppers. 'Chorizo' chickpeas with roasted butternut squash and red pepper. The chickpeas are flavoured with merguez spices which reminded me of spicy chorizo. Unlike deep-fried chickpeas, oven-roasted chickpeas don't stay as crispy once they cool, so I recommend eating them while they're still warm from the oven for optimal crunchiness.

Rinse and drain the chickpeas, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Meanwhile, coat salmon with remaining tsp oil and remaining spice mixture; set aside. Crispy roasted chickpeas in five easy steps! You can have Chickpeas with chorizo and roasted peppers using 5 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chickpeas with chorizo and roasted peppers

  1. You need 400 grams of chorizo, cut into thick slices.
  2. You need 2 of 400gr cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed.
  3. You need 1 of 460g jar roasted red peppers, drained and roughly chopped.
  4. You need 1 large of handful of coriander leaves, chopped.
  5. You need 4 tbsp of natural yogurt.

These roasted chickpea delights are so easy to make. Oh man, I can't stop grabbing a handful from my secret White beans aka cannelloni, black beans, pinto beans, I like to put in a blender with different types of spices and peppers for dips and spreads. Adding flavoursome, peppery chorizo to a vegetable-packed stew makes a little meat go a long Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Chickpeas with chorizo and roasted peppers step by step

  1. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the chorizo for 4-5 minutes, turning occasionally [you don't need to add any oil as the chorizo will release its own oil)..
  2. Tip in the chickpeas, add the peppers, then stir to coat in the oil, and cook for a few minutes to heat through. Remove from the heat, then stir in the coriander. Ladle into two bowls or onto plates and top each with a spoonful of yogurt..

Drizzle the chickpeas with the olive oil. Remove red pepper from the container. Using a clean, used kitchen rag, gently remove the skin, remove the veins and dice. Mashing some chickpeas into the sizzling chorizo adds heft while keeping this meal light on the meat. Plain Greek yogurt adds a creamy layer.