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!).
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!).
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…
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.
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.
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!
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…