Chick Pea Crumble

Jackie Barrell
by Jackie Barrell
4 Servings
40 min

Ok, I know this may not sound so appetizing, but it’s a tasty, crunchy topping to salads, soups and fish, not to mention, legumes are a power packed food to add into your diet.

I make these using one can at a time, I use these mostly on salads and one can gives me 4 servings

Pour the contents in a colander and rinse thoroughly

Place them on paper towels to dry

Place another paper towel on top and press down, then carefully roll the paper towel around them to really get the moisture out and when you remove the paper towel you’ll notice this

The “skins” release from the bean, I try to get as many off as possible, you may need to roll the paper towel over them again to loosen them, The skins just don’t seem to crisp the way that the crumble will with them removed

Place the chickpeas in a food processor or small chopper

Pulse into a crumbly texture not too fine

Spread them onto a parchment lined cooking sheet in a thin layer

Give them a generous spray of your favorite oil I like to use avocado oil

This is the combination of spices I like to use for a flavorful and spicy mix

Preheat oven to 400° and cook for 15 minutes watching to make sure that they do not burn oven times may vary

They should be nice and crispy when you remove them from the oven, let them cool completely

I store in a simple plastic bag.

Recipe details
  • 4  Servings
  • Prep time: 25 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 40 min
Show Nutrition Info
Hide Nutrition Info
Ingredients
For the crumble
  • I can chick peas
  • olive or avocado oil (or any oil of choice)
  • spices - I use smoked paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, basil and cayenne pepper, but I highly suggest playing around with flavors on these!
Instructions
To make the crumble
Heat oven to 400°
Drain chickpeas, in a colander
place them on paper towels with one on top and gently roll around to loosen the skins
remove as many of the skins as possible from the beans
Placed them in food processor and pulse into a small crumble
Line a cooking sheet with parchment paper and place the crumble in a thin layer on the sheet
Generously spray with oil of choice
Sprinkle with spices
Cook for 15 minutes watching to make sure they do not burn as oven times may vary
Cool and store in a plastic bag
Comments
Next