Garlic Chickpeas with Spring Mix Salad So I planned on making this salad for a roadtrip I took with my family. My uncle got married in Michigan, and we had about a 7 hour car ride to get there. Of course, everyone wanted to eat potato chips and candy. Which are fantastic, but I’d rather have a healthier snack that won’t make me feel nasty right before a wedding. For the trip my mom and I made sandwiches, brought fruit, pasta salad and some salad mix. We had enough food for the trip so I ended up not having to make this dish. I really wanted to try it, because I love chickpeas. So I made it for dinner when I got back to school. It was wonderful and very filling.
Garlic Chickpeas in Olive Oil
Ingredients:
3 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
juice of 1/2 lemon
handful fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
spring garden mix
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and parsley. Then add the chickpeas and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and cook for another 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot or cold over a bed of fresh spring garden mix.
Drained and rinsed chickpeas. These are delicious alone! I had to stop myself from eating all of them.
Sliced garlic. The middle was a little green and sprouty, but I didn’t have anymore garlic so I just used it.
Cook the garlic and parsley.
Throw in the chickpeas and lemon juice. Cook for a couple minutes.
Serve over spring garden mix.
June 2011
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More college students with a food blog!!! Glad I’m not the only one. Your recipes look awesome. I plan on making a few of them. Check out my blog.
We all know that person (or two… or five) who doesn’t like yogurt. They think it’s gross, they hate the consistency, etc. Well, I have come up with the perfect, delectable solution to their problem.
To be frank, yogurt is this bomb diggity. It is ridiculously good for you, moderately cheap on a college budget, and a great tasting substitute for your glasses of milk a day. But it’s not for everyone. Here is a way to convert some of the non-believers to see the awesomeness that is yogurt.
What you need:
- One cup yogurt (I use Vanilla or FAGE plain Greek yogurt, but it is up to you)
- 1/4 cup granola (measurements subject to change based on “crunchy” preference)
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Craisins (Completely optional; not my thing but I’m told it’s delicious)
- Put your yogurt into a good-sized bowl (I know, great measuring, Sam. But eyeball it.)
- Add your granola slowly, constantly stirring the yogurt for optimal spread rate.
- Add the honey in a drizzle pattern so it doesn’t clump in any part of the yogurt. For best results, heat the honey a little beforehand.
- Add the cinnamon slowly, but do not add it all at once; it is a strong spice, and I would recommend taste testing it periodically to see if it is too strong for your palate.
Et Viola! The result is a tasty, crunchy, sweet bowl of deliciousness that even the haters may love and won’t kill your wallet. Cheers!
