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Spicy roasted chickpeas with tempeh and tahini dressing

Baking the chickpeas makes them crispy and moreish. Try the leftovers cold for lunch.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 lemon, sliced in eighths
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 cups rocket leaves
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1 teaspoon reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • spray oil
  • 125g tempeh, in 2cm slices
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking pan with baking paper. In a bowl, combine chickpeas, lemon slices and broccoli with oil, paprika and cumin. Spread on pan and cook in oven for 20–25 minutes, until chickpeas are crisp and golden.

    2 Meanwhile, to make tahini dressing, in a bowl combine tahini, soy sauce and honey and mix with a fork. Stir in 2–3 tablespoons hot water to make a smooth dressing.

    3 Spray a pan with oil and set over a medium heat. Add tempeh and cook, turning, for 2–3 minutes until golden. Add cherry tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened.

    4 In a bowl, combine rocket, tempeh and chickpea mixture. Serve salad dressed with tahini dressing, and seasoned with plenty of black pepper.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Substitute maple syrup for honey.

    Make it gluten free: Check ground spices, tahini, soy sauce and tempeh are gluten free.

    Make it low FODMAP: Reduce amount of canned chickpeas to ½ cup, and swap honey for maple syrup.

    HFG tip

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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