Nippy Garbanzo Spread Recipes

VEGETARIAN CHICKPEA SANDWICH FILLING

Steps:

• Drain and rinse chickpeas. Pour chickpeas into a medium size mixing bowl and mash with a fork. Mix in celery, onion, mayonnaise (to taste), lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper to taste.

GARLIC GARBANZO BEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the first 7 ingredients; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with vegetables and pita chips.

CHICKPEA SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the pickle relish, mayonnaise, pickle juice and mustard. Add one can of chickpeas; cover and process until smooth. Gradually add remaining can of chickpeas; blend until smooth., Transfer to a large bowl; stir in celery and carrot. Line pita bread with spinach leaves and tomato slices. Place about 1/2 cup chickpea mixture in each pita half.

NICOLE'S GARBANZO-CITRUS SPREAD

Steps:

• Place the garbanzo beans, garlic, tahini, salt, orange juice, jalapeno chiles, avocado, and cilantro in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Adjust thickness by stirring in desired amount of reserved liquid from garbanzo beans or olive oil. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

CHICKPEA SPREAD

Steps:

• Brush the onion slices with a little olive oil and season with kosher salt and pepper. On a hot griddle pan or in a cast-iron skillet, grill until tender and slightly char-marked.
• In a food processor, combine the grilled onion, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, shallots, basil, and cumin. Pulse into a chunky purée. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil, then the lemon juice. The mixture should be quite smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add the Chickpea Confit. Fold together to blend. Return to the food processor in batches, and purée until the mixture is smooth and thick. Season to taste with pepper and salt (if the sun-dried tomatoes are very salty, you may not need much). The texture is a matter of taste; if it is very thick, add a little more olive oil to yield a creamier result. Well covered, the spread will last for at least a week in the refrigerator.
• For two different textures, puree half the spread until very smooth and pale, and leave the other half chunky.
• If you refrigerate the spread overnight, you can return it to a nice creamy texture by rewhipping in the food processor (pulse on and off for 1 minute).
• The Wedge: Cut a small triangle of pita and smear with Chickpea Spread. Top with a pinch of crumbled feta and some sliced scallions, picked sprigs of parsley or dill, and a few slivers of olive.

NIPPY GARBANZO SPREAD

Steps:

• Saute onion in olive oil.
• Combine garbanzo beans & eggs in pan with sauteed onion.
• Heat, stirring until thickened and dry.
• Add salt, cayenne pepper and mayonnaise to taste.
• Having a food chopper makes the onion chopping a breeze.
• And I just put the garbanzo beans in my mini blender/chopper.
• That way prep takes no time at all.