There are three issues to find out about this bowl earlier than making it…
The primary is that it’s GREAT. I at all times suppose I’m going to need rice or bread with it, however the yogurt and chickpeas be part of forces to ship a extremely satisfying, legitimately filling meal.
Subsequent, you need the chickpeas to be crunchy-crispy, which implies they need to be nearly darkish brown once you take them out of the oven. To that finish, make certain your chickpeas are as dry as attainable earlier than they go into the oven within the first place, whether or not you’re utilizing canned or from-scratch beans.
Lastly, the warmth degree of harissa, the North African purple pepper paste that ought to be in everybody’s fridge, varies from model to model, so that you’ll need to style the glaze and toss into the chickpeas accordingly.
Crispy Honey-Harissa Glazed Chickpea Bowls with Yogurt & Mint
Serves 4
From The Weekday Vegetarians: Get Easy
3 cups cooked chickpeas, or 2 (15-ounce) cans, drained and rinsed, patted fully dry or air-dried for so long as attainable
1⁄3 cup plus 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly floor black pepper to style
3 tablespoons harissa paste
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon gentle brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, lower into small cubes
1 giant head Bibb lettuce, torn into items (about 8 cups)
¼ cup recent lemon juice (from about 1½ lemons)
Heaping ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt (any fats content material, however I like no less than 2%)
¼ small purple onion, minced
½ cup chopped recent mint
½ cup chopped recent parsley
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a sheet pan with foil.
Unfold the chickpeas on the lined pan and toss with 1⁄3 cup of the olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast till the chickpeas are crunchy-crispy, about half-hour, stirring each 5 to 10 minutes to forestall sticking. In the meantime, line a medium bowl with paper towels and have close to the oven.
Whereas the chickpeas are roasting, in a small saucepan, mix the harissa, honey, brown sugar, and a few salt and simmer over medium warmth till the sugar has dissolved fully. Take away the pan from the warmth and whereas the glaze is heat, stir within the butter.
When the chickpeas are completed, make a “chute” out of the foil and pour the chickpeas into the towel-lined bowl, calmly blotting any extra oil. Let sit for a minute to empty, then slip the paper towel out of the bowl. Season the crispy chickpeas with salt and pepper.
Relying on how spicy your harissa is, and the way spicy you want your meals, begin by including 2 tablespoons of the glaze to the chickpeas, and gently tossing. (They need to be glazey, not goopy.) Style and add extra glaze as desired.
Divide the lettuce amongst 4 bowls, season every with salt, pepper, about 1 tablespoon of recent lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon olive oil, tossing to mix. Divide the glazed chickpeas among the many bowls and high with dollops of yogurt, minced onion, mint, parsley, and extra black pepper.
P.S. The best way to improve an everyday inexperienced salad and extra chickpea dinners.
(Photograph by Christine Han.)