These crispy, savoury Salt & Vinegar chickpea snacks are barely a recipe and in fact, are not particularly original. I first came across them on Pinterest a couple of years ago and variations on the recipe are posted & reposted all the time over there.
I have to confess, not all of these were 'crispy' just some of them, but I like the slight chewiness contrasting with the occasional crunch. If you want these properly crispy leave them in the oven for longer, watching that they don't burn.
The basic recipe for these crispy chickpea snacks is REALLY simple.
All you need is:
1 tin chickpeas drained.
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon white wine or apple cider vinegar
salt to taste.
Pop them on a sheet tray, roll the oil & salt around to coat them all then put into the oven (oven on 180C/Gas mark 5 ) for 25 mins, turning after 10 mins. Leave in longer if you want them crispier.
There are LOADS of ways you could spice these up. See below for my fave ways to do this:
When adding the spices make sure you roll all of the chickpeas around in the spice to coat before putting them in the oven. If you have a liquid that you want to use to flavour them with, then soak the chickpeas for 10-15 mins in the liquid so they absorb some of the flavour, then drain, coat with oil & any other flavourings & bake.
My top suggestions for delicious chickpea snacks are:
- Salt & Vinegar - the vinegar soaks into the chickpeas and is SO addictive.Use around 2 Tbs white wine or other vinegar.
- Smoked Paprika - the smoky hit is lush and works so well with the slight nuttiness of the chickpeas
- Indian Spices- add a little Garam Masala & mild chilli powder.
- Soy Sauce & Sesame- use sesame oil instead of the other oil & soy sauce instead of salt.
Or experiment with other spice blends!
If you like this recipe for Salt & Vinegar Chickpea Snacks, you might also love these recipes:
Christmas Spiced Crunchy Chickpeas
Salt & Vinegar Crispy Chickpea Snacks
Equipment
Ingredients Note:
For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.
(Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)
Ingredients
- 240 g (1½ cups) chickpeas (equivalent of 1 drained tin/can)
- 1 tablespoon white wine or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Mix the chickpeas together with the vinegar & olive oil. Allow to sit for a few minutes so they absorb the vinegar.
- Pop onto a cookie sheet or baking tin.
- Bake in an oven that is 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4 for around 45 minutes.
- Check to see if they are crispy. If not, leave for a little longer.
- Eat fresh and crispy!
Notes
- Smoked paprika & herbs
- Garam masala
- nutritional yeast & garlic powder
- Cumin, cinnamon & rosemary
Nutrition
caroline says
They look delicious! I just love simple recipes like this.
xo
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louise says
Simple is often the tastiest!
Mindy Russitano says
Poppy and the Bees, thank you so much for this chickpea recipe! Simple food rocks!
louise says
Thank you Mindy! They're a bit of a fave in our house! x
Kelly says
Why are they called salt & vinegar? There is no vinegar in the recipe.
louise says
Hi Kelly,
It's the top suggestion rather than in the main recipe as vinegar won't go with all the other suggestions: - Hope that make sense for you now!
My top suggestions are:
Salt & Vinegar – the vinegar soaks into the chickpeas and is SO addictive.Use around 2 Tbs white wine or other vinegar.
Twincats says
When do you add the vinegar? This sounds really good.
louise says
Add it to the chickpeas just before you coat them with oil & bake. You can sprinkle a little extra when you're finished baking too if you like.