Goddess of Legumes: Chickpeas
If I were to choose only a few ingredients off of which to survive for the rest of my days, chickpeas would surely be included. Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, impart a uniquely buttery flavor to the taste-buds, making them the perfect addition to a wide variety of dishes. What makes chickpeas so “goddess-like” is that in addition to their innate delectability, they are also incredibly nutritious. A single one-cup serving of cooked chickpeas provides 84.5% RDA for manganese (facilitates several metabolic processes as well as bone formation), 70.5% RDA for folate (particularly important in preventing birth defects), 26.3 % RDA for iron (vital for menstruating women and vegans/vegetarians), and almost half of your daily needs for fiber (something most Americans lack in their diets). With a nutritional profile like that, it’s hard to deny that chickpeas would be a healthful addition to any diet. Here’s how to incorporate it into your daily eats:
Goddess Garbanzos Wrap (recipe from ED&BV by Dreena Burton)
Mock Tuna Salad Sandwich (chickpeas, vegan mayo, mustard, kelp granules)
Mock Tuna Melt (Mock Tuna Salad with reduced-fat Provolone)
Thai Chick-Un Pizza (recipe from ED&BV by Dreena Burton)
Lemon Hummus
(For hummus recipes click here)
Chickpea-Cauliflower Curry
Greek Salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, artichokes, Rachel's Cucumber Dill Cottage Cheese, & chickpeas
Falafel (recipe from Ellie Krieger)
Pesto-Artichoke Pasta Salad with chickpeas
Ratatouille (zucchini, tomatoes, onions, chickpeas, & fresh herbs)
Leftovers Soup with chickpeas, assorted veggies, & spices
As always, if you would like a recipe for one of the above dishes, don’t hesitate to contact me–I’ll post it on my recipe page!
What are your favorite ways to enjoy chickpeas?
Enjoy your weekend, lovelies.
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I have just graduated from Duke University with degrees in English and psychology. I plan to pursue a master's degree in nutrition starting in Fall 2010. Ideally, I would like to combine my love of food and the written word someday as a health writer.
ooh i really want to make a mock tuna salad sandwich or wrap. i love garbanzo beans! you posted some great uses for them! the pesto pasta looks really good, too!
-JB
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You do those legumes lots of justice, my dear Miss Chickpea!
Chickpeas are the best beans evah!!! I love them roasted and put in a salad.
Oh my goodness is this the best post ever (for me!) I absolutely adore chickpeas in almost any form. I need to put some on pizza like you did!
ooo recipe for that curry please!
So coincidentally I snagged a can of chickpeas from my dad’s this afternoon, and was just trying to figure out how I wanted to eat them (besides in a salad) !! PERFECT timing for this post Caroline!!! haha…..and pleaseee, I would love the recipe for your chickpea curry!
Yay for chickpeas! I love ‘em, and will be recreating some of your lovely meals posted above
I made chickpea blondies once and they were amazing! Speaking of it, I need to make them again soon!
LOVE your chickpea slide show. I think the favorite one you have listed I want to try is the Thai Pizza. My favorite use of them so far…..that’s tough since I LOVE chick peas, but, I think it would be Veggie Terrain’s Chick Pea Tacos – they are fantastic!
truthfully, I wasn’t such a great fan of chickpeas…until now! wow, I had no idea there were so many delicious and creative ways to enjoy them!
Chickpeas are definitely one of my all-time favorites!! I even love them straight out of the can
Do you have the exact recipe for the mock tuna salad? I want to try it!!
Oh my goodness, everything looks amazing! Although I shouldn’t be surprised since you are always so creative with your meals
I would love to try out the mock tuna salad, Thai chick-un pizza, and the gorgeous pasta salad. mmmm.
I have to say that the best to eat them is in hummus!!! I eat hummus almost everyday of the week!
Oh chickpeas how you add such deliciousness to our worlds! Thanks for this amazing post!
I LOVE chickpeas! Seriously, I think they’re so underrated and have so many more uses beyond hummus. The goddess garbanzos wrap looks particularly yummy and I’d never thought of using them as a replacement for tuna, but now that I think about it they do smell very similar to it (just had a chickpea salad as part of lunch!)
I love to eat them in ratatouille (sp?), veggie tagines (chickpeas + apricots=heaven) and just plain on their own in salads : )
Hummus is my favorite way to enjoy chickpeas
Love that bean!
I absolutely love chickpeas, not only because they’re so versatile but because they’re so cheap
i agree with you 110%! i love the garbanzo <3 at first i was just a hummus addict but then i started eating them on their own.. i can eat them right out of the can and be happy haha!
mmmm can’t go wrong with chickpeas. I love ‘em in falafel, salad, bean salad, and much much more!
great post…making me hungry! my favorite way to eat chickpeas is definitely in hummus!!! yum.
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