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A few months ago, I heard about these Greek Chickpeas at Trader Joe’s and really wanted to try them out. Unfortunately, they come in a can that is literally packed with oil. We did end up buying one can to try out, and I loved the simplicity of the flavors, but there was just SO much oil. Of course Brian went home and started experimenting with his own oil-free version, and that ended up evolving into today’s recipe!
This recipe is super quick to throw together and can be eaten as a side dish or added to other ingredients to make a lovely salad or Brian’s “Greek Bowl,” as he called it in our What We Eat In A Week video back in January.
The star of the dish is, of course… chickpeas! We buy our cans of “no-salt added” garbanzo beans from Whole Foods for 89 cents per can.
You’ll also need a few wet ingredients, which you’ll want to mix in with the chickpeas first to give them a nice coating for all of the dry ingredients to stick to.
After that, it is literally as simple as adding in the dry ingredients and giving it a final stir.
Get the recipe and our other ideas for add-ins below! Don’t forget to watch the recipe video here.
Recipe: Brian's Quick Greek-Style Chickpeas
by Krocks In The Kitchen
Ingredients
- – 2 x 15oz cans of garbanzo beans; no-salt added if possible, drained
- – 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- – 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- – 1 tsp tahini
- – 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- – 1 tsp onion powder
- – 1 tsp garlic powder
- – 1 tsp dried mint
- – 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- – 1 tsp dried parsley
- – 1/4 tsp black pepper
- – OPTIONAL: 1/4 tsp salt
Directions
- Add drained chickpeas to a large mixing bowl.
- Add red wine vinegar, lemon juice and tahini to chickpeas. Stir to coat.
- Add remaining ingredients (dry seasonings) to chickpeas. Stir to coat.
- Enjoy as is or try out the add-in ideas below!
- Optional add-ins to make a “Greek Bowl” or salad:
- – Riced cauliflower
- – Brown rice
- – Lettuce
- – Diced red onion
- – Sliced olives
- – Sliced cherry tomatoes
- – Diced bell peppers
- – Chopped cucumber
- – Vegan Tzatziki sauce (we like the one from Good Foods, which we find at our local Target store)
- – Brand New Vegan’s Tofu Feta
- – Caesar dressing from The Healthspan Solution
I really love the flavor of these Greek-style chickpeas on their own, but if you want to bulk it up a bit and make it into a meal, check out the add-in suggestions in the recipe above.
Brian’s favorite way to make up his “Greek Bowl” is to heat up a frozen bag of riced cauliflower and then top with a generous portion of the chickpeas, along with some diced red onion, sliced black olives and Good Foods plant-based Tzatziki sauce.
I really enjoy these on a salad, along with some tofu feta. You don’t really need a dressing since the chickpeas are coated with a ton of flavor, but I did try adding a small amount of the Caesar dressing from The Healthspan Solution and it was SUPER good!
Be sure to watch the video and leave a comment if you come up with any other ideas.
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Hi!
I tried to print the recipe for the Greek style chick peas. The print command doesn’t work. The recipe sounds amazing. Thank you. Robin
I made these chickpeas and O M G! They were easy first of all, but the flavor is very complex, and very Greek! I love these chickpeas! I’m from Michigan where are a bunch of Greek restaurants and Coney Island that serve Greek Salads, but I think the one I am going to make with these and @brandnewvegans Greek dressing and tofu feta is going to be 20x better and much healthier! Thanks for this recipe Brian!
This looks so yummy! I am on a mission to eat beans and greens every day and this will be next up! Yeah! Thank you!
Hi Jessica and Brian
My husband and I really love your videos and I just thought of a video idea. Perhaps a video on vegan sandwiches?
Thanks for all your wonderful content
Angie (from Canada)
I love chickpeas so I have to try. I need simple and fast recipes to keep on course.