My friend Cat had sent me a recipe for making a vegan chocolate spread using garbanzo beans (chickpeas) as the base. I tweaked the recipe a bit, it had called for 1 part peanut butter to 3 parts olive oil and I don't know...that just didn't sound appetizing to have the oil in it so… Continue reading Choco-Nut Spread
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Hummus Soup
We had this two ways, first as soup last night with salad on the side and then this afternoon for lunch. For the lunch I reheated the leftovers and served it as a sauce over freshly cooked Jasmine Rice. I'd say that I preferred it as a sauce, it tasted great with nuttiness of the… Continue reading Hummus Soup
Chickpea Couscous Salad
Another take on our weekly pasta salads for the weekends: Chicken Couscous Salad Ingredients: 1 cup lower sodium chicken broth 3/4 cup whole wheat couscous 1/2 cup diced carrot 2 Tbsp diced pecans 2 Tbsp dried cranberries 15 ounce can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive… Continue reading Chickpea Couscous Salad
Curried Bacon Couscous Salad
Bacon, pasta and garbanzo beans? Tasty! The salad comes together in minutes and can be served warm or chilled. Curried Bacon Couscous Salad Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, thick cut and lower sodium 1 medium sweet onion, peeled and diced 1/2 cup diced dried carrots rehydrated in 1 cup cool water for 15 minutes or 1… Continue reading Curried Bacon Couscous Salad