Vegan oven-roasted chickpea snack

Vegan oven-roasted chickpea snack: crispy chickpeas with olive oil, smoked and sweet paprika, garlic and a gentle kick of cayenne.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 5 min
• Cooking time: 35 min
• Total time: 40 min
• Calories: 210 kcal per serving
• Protein: 9 g
• Fat: 8 g
• Carbs: 22 g

Ingredients

• 400 g chickpeas
• ½ tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch of sea salt
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp paprika

Method

You’ll need: oven · baking tray · mixing bowl · sieve

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C fan) and line a baking tray with baking paper. Tip the chickpeas into a sieve, rinse them and drain well.
2. Pat the chickpeas thoroughly dry on a clean tea towel. The drier they are, the better they roast.
3. Put the chickpeas in a bowl and toss them with the olive oil. Add the smoked paprika, sweet paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and sea salt and mix everything evenly.
4. Spread the spiced chickpeas loosely over the tray. Roast in the oven at 200 °C for 15 minutes, shaking the tray once halfway through so they colour evenly.
5. Bake for another 10–15 minutes at 200 °C, until the chickpeas are golden brown and crisp. Let the steam escape briefly so the surface stays dry.
6. Serve warm or snack on them once they've cooled slightly. The texture is best straight after roasting.

Good to know

A snack like this disappears from the tray faster than you'd think. Crisp on the outside, still slightly tender inside, with spicy depth rather than just heat.

Swaps

Chickpeas → white beans (milder flavour, similar protein and fibre content) Olive oil → avocado oil (stable when heated, neutral flavour, not a seed oil) Paprika → smoked paprika (more intense flavour without extra ingredients) Garlic powder → onion powder (milder, slightly sweet flavour)

Allergens

Chickpeas are pulses and most people tolerate them well, but take care if you have a legume allergy or a sensitive stomach. Generally fine for children and during pregnancy – just go easy on the cayenne.

Frequently asked questions

Do chickpeas contain much iron?

Chickpeas contain iron, as well as folate and magnesium. Iron from plants isn't absorbed as well as iron from animal foods.

Why can chickpeas cause bloating?

They contain fibre and certain oligosaccharides that are fermented in the large intestine. That's normal, but how much it affects you varies a lot depending on how sensitive your gut is.

What's in olive oil, nutritionally?

Olive oil mainly provides monounsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic acid. Depending on quality it also contains small amounts of polyphenols, although olive oil made for high heat usually tastes milder.

Is cayenne pepper a problem for sensitive people?

Cayenne contains capsaicin, which makes it hot and can irritate sensitive mucous membranes. Use it sparingly if you have heartburn or a sensitive stomach, or if children are eating too.

Does garlic powder contain the same compounds as fresh garlic?

Partly, but not completely. Drying and processing change some of the sulphur compounds; the flavour remains, but the composition isn't identical.

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