Tuesday 7 August 2012

Chickpeas On Toast



Ingredients for Chickpeas On Toast:
Chickpeas boiled 1 cup
French loaf 1
Salt to taste
Water 3 cup
Garlic 10-12 cloves
Tahini sauce 6 tsp
Fresh coriander leaves 4 tbsp
Lemon 1
Extra virgin olive oil 6 tbsp
Black olives, pitted 7-8
Crushed black pepper 1 tsp
Parsley a few sprigs

Method: 
Cut the French loaf into thick diagonal slices. 
Arrange them on a baking tray and toast in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C or till crisp on the outer layer but soft in the middle. 
Blend chickpeas. 
Add salt, garlic, tahini, coriander leaves, juice of 1 lemon and blend to a fine paste. Add 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil and blend again. 
Transfer into a bowl. 
Slice black olives. 
Remove the toasts from the oven and drizzle some extra virgin olive oil on the toasts, put generous portions of the chickpea mixture over each toast and spread. 
Sprinkle black olives and peppercorns. 
Drizzle some more extra virgin olive oil. 
Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

Chickpeas On Toast by Zarnak Sidhwa

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