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    Home » chickpeas

    Crispy Salt & Vinegar Chickpea Snacks

    Published: Jan 17, 2016 · Modified: Jun 20, 2020 by Louise-Claire Cayzer · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 9 Comments

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    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.
    Crispy Chickpeas on a tray this recipe
    I hadn't even thought to write a post about them, but, after taking a photo & sharing it on Instagram & Facebook, there was a little cry of ' how do you make that' from various friends & social buddies, so I thought I'd better oblige :)... the powers of social media!!
    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. Crunchy Salt & Vinegar Chickpeas in a bowl with a hand reaching in 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: Super Seed Crackers Christmas Spiced Crunchy Chickpeas

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    Crispy Chickpea Snacks in a bowl

    Salt & Vinegar Crispy Chickpea Snacks

    Louise-Claire Cayzer
    A super easy, healthy and tasty snack that has lots of flavour options.
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    Prep Time 2 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 37 minutes mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Vegan
    Servings 2
    Calories 391 kcal

    Equipment

    • Baking Tray

    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

    You can flavour these snacks in so many other ways!
    • Smoked paprika & herbs
    • Garam masala
    • nutritional yeast & garlic powder
    • Cumin, cinnamon & rosemary

    Nutrition

    Calories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 18gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 582mgFiber: 15gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 6mg
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    1. Kelly says

      February 22, 2017 at 4:25 pm

      Why are they called salt & vinegar? There is no vinegar in the recipe.

      Reply
      • louise says

        February 23, 2017 at 3:38 pm

        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.

        Reply
        • Twincats says

          February 24, 2017 at 10:57 pm

          When do you add the vinegar? This sounds really good.

          Reply
          • louise says

            February 25, 2017 at 5:02 pm

            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.

            Reply
    2. Mindy Russitano says

      August 21, 2016 at 4:47 pm

      Poppy and the Bees, thank you so much for this chickpea recipe! Simple food rocks!

      Reply
      • louise says

        August 21, 2016 at 7:31 pm

        Thank you Mindy! They're a bit of a fave in our house! x

        Reply
    3. caroline says

      January 19, 2016 at 3:01 pm

      They look delicious! I just love simple recipes like this.
      xo
      styleontheside.com

      Reply
      • louise says

        January 20, 2016 at 10:34 pm

        Simple is often the tastiest!

        Reply

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