Tag: dinner
The Best 10-Minute Air Fryer Salmon
Now this is a summer salad! People go wild for this Berry Caprese and it couldn’t be easier to make, making it the perfect addition to your Memorial Day festivities (or any really any entertaining at all!).
Perfect Pot Roast with Lots of Vegetables (Gluten-Free)
March. It’s a long month, am I right? It’s not quite winter, and it’s not quite spring. It’s the time of the winter when I start to lose my stamina for complicated, multi-step cooking, and want to pull out my tried and true foolproof recipes…
Saucy Coconut Spiced Chickpeas (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Okay, I’m excited about this.
This recipe, if I do say so, is a bit of a marvel. I even surprised myself when I first made it, it tasted like it had been cooking for hours and was both hearty and nourishing in a way that only chickpeas can be. I thought to myself, “maybe we need to keep exploring more vegan recipes.”
If, like me, you want to incorporate more plant based meals in your life without being vegan or vegetarian, this is an excellent dish to try. Chickpeas are quite meaty, and along with cauliflower and portabello mushrooms are what I turn to most as the star of a vegan dinner dish.
The flavors of this dish remind me a bit of chana masala, but with less spice, more creamy flavor that soaks into the chickpeas, and much less work and time. Dare I say, I like it even better. Serve it with rice, or cauliflower rice, and some charred naan and it’s a feast any carnivore would be happy with. Just ask my husband.
ingredients in saucy coconut spiced chickpeas:
Chickpeas – What can’t chickpeas do? I use them often as a plant based protein packed staple, from soups and hummus dips to baked goods like cookies. They are cheap, and when bought in a can they indicate you are only minutes away from a filling meal.
Coconut milk – Coconut milk is another ingredient that can serve so many purposes, and does in my household. I use it to replace cream in creamy sauces like in this fan favorite pasta, in smoothies and baked goods, and in simple simmered suppers like these coconut spiced chickpeas.
Tomato paste – Tomato paste is another favorite ingredient of mine (three in one recipe, is it any wonder I am so excited to share this with you?). It’s got such incredible, concentrated flavor and adds a ton of personality to food. I use it as a base in that amazing pasta I mentioned above. It also gives your meal that “cooked all day” taste, especially when toasted a bit in olive oil and spices like we do here, while you and I know better.
“what else can i use?”
- I call for full fat coconut milk in this dish, which is often what I use. I love the solidified coconut cream at the top of the can, it gives sauces wonderful body. If you’re committed to light coconut milk, you can use it, the sauce will be a bit more loose but it’ll be delicious.
- I call for a yellow onion here, but use what you have. Red onion, scallion, leek… all of those will work.
- If you have fresh ginger on hand, this is a great place to use it. Grate in a bit to taste in place of the powder… about 1/2 teaspoon to a teaspoon depending on your tastes.l
Please let me know what you think of this recipe, will you be making it? Send me a message on instagram, I love to hear from you!
Saucy Coconut Spiced Chickpeas (Vegan, Gluten Free)
These Saucy Coconut Spiced Chickpeas are one of my favorite quick, plant based meals to make for a weeknight dinner. They are so flavorful and satisfying, perfect over rice or scooped up with naan.
Equipment
- large, heavy bottomed skillet
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 14.5 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk, with the cream
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp Fresh cracked pepper
- 1/2 lime, for serving
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Add oil and let it get hot.
- Add onion and let cook for 5 minutes, stirring.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
- Add turmeric, ginger, salt, and pepper and toast the spices with the mixture for 30 seconds.
- Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds more.
- Pour in 1/2 cup of coconut milk, being sure to use some of the hardened cream at the top, and bring to a boil. Add in chickpeas.
- Reduce to a simmer and simmer, covered, for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with lime juice and fresh cilantro. Serve over rice or cauliflower rice, with naan, and enjoy!
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Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Persimmon & Rosemary
Now that the holidays are behind us, I can get back to regularly scheduled programming: easy, healthy dishes with familiar ingredients made in a new way. Truth be told, it’s my favorite way to cook, and my favorite type of recipe to share because it’s…
