Chickpeas with chili and lemon

Chickpeas with chili and lemon

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A refreshing and flavorful chickpea, chili pepper, and lemon salad, perfect as an appetizer or starter.

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This salad is perfect for a light and refreshing appetizer. The perfectly cooked chickpeas are paired with the zesty heat of the chili pepper and the bright flavor of lemon, creating a delicious combination.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total12 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$0.33 $0.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.14
  • $0.01
  • $0.03
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the chickpeas for 12 hours in twice their volume of water at room temperature (or 24 hours in the refrigerator).
  2. Drain them and rinse them. ≈ 2 min
  3. Bring a sufficient amount of water to a boil to cover the ingredients (boil faster with a lid).
  4. Place the chickpeas in boiling water to prevent them from breaking or losing their skins, then reduce the heat to medium.
  5. After 10 minutes, season and beat.
  6. Continue to cook for another 25 minutes (a total of 35 minutes).
  7. Drain them in a bowl, add three pinches of salt, two pinches of ground chili pepper, and the juice of a lemon. ≈ 2 min
  8. Mix and serve. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Chickpeas with chili and lemon

  • Chickpeas, as much as you want$0.14
  • salt$0.01
  • ground chili pepper$0.03
  • Half a lemon$0.15

Total$0.33

that's $0.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Chickpeas, as much as you want
  • salt
  • ground chili pepper
  • Half a lemon

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