" I'm, almost, a chick-pea addict, so below are some recipes you might wish to try.
As I have not the patience, time or inclinationI to cook them in an ordinary pot, which would take about 2 hours, I always use a pressure cooker.
The time dried c/peas take to become beautifully soft varies enormously, as does their flavour. Soaking them overnight is a must. And another thing, one of the recipes mentions fennel; I think that's, probably, incorrect translation for dill. Greek recipes take dill, lots of it. I always pour a spoonful of quality olive oil and crumble a bit of feta over my plateful of c/peas, whichever version I cook.
Perhaps you'd let us know if you tried any of the recipes and how you liked them or ... not. You might even create a recipe of your own!
Hi Danae, thank you for these very useful links. How generous you are!
I have to admit that I only tasted chick peas after I'd left home, as my mother didn't like them, so we never had them. We didn't even have hummus. I now like them a lot, as do both my sisters and brother, to mother's surprise!
I tried your soup version, to which I added both cumin and turmeric. It was rather tasty. As my grandchildren like smooth soups, I blended the whole lot and the result was very pleasing.
Though cooking isn't my greatest of joys, inspired by the many types of winter Greek salads, I went further and made a beautiful salad with boiled c/peas too. I added feta, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, lots of herbs, spring onions, olive oil and lemon juice. Pretty good. Really!
On Christmas Eve, before going to church, we set the table with all sorts of cold favourites; this year I will certainly add this salad; and, perhaps, the lovely warming soup too. Roll on Christmas (which I absolutely love).
Hi Phaidra, I'm very glad you found the links useful. Both your soup and salad sound lovely. I'm not surprised you added turmeric as I think I can recall that you wrote in one of your posts about the medicinal properties of this spice.
I think your salad seems similar to the winter favourite of haricot bean salad, which, when made properly, is very tasty indeed and extremely healthy.
I will make both your dishes as they sound mouth watering. Wish me luck!
I thought the bit about mycorrhizal fungi on plantain roots was interesting. Given the price of the powdered stuff, I may be digging up a few plantain to mix in the compost.
Hi Phaidra, I'm very glad you found the links useful. Both your soup and salad sound lovely. I'm not surprised you added turmeric as I think I can recall that you wrote in one of your posts about the medicinal properties of this spice.
I think your salad seems similar to the winter favourite of haricot bean salad, which, when made properly, is very tasty indeed and extremely healthy.
I will make both your dishes as they sound mouth watering. Wish me luck!
I spent a fair amount of time today playing in the kitchen. Inspired by your soup creation, Phaidra, I made one of my own, starting with onion, celery, carrot, garlic, olive oil, cumin, turmeric, salt pepper, cooked chick peas, tinned tomatoes, bay leves AND a handful of red lentils. When it was all perfectly cooked, I blended it. It was pretty delicious!
In the salad I made, I used all the ingredients you mentioned as well as rocket, choriander, mint, parsley and chives. Very tasty indeed. Thank you, again, for the links and your own versions.
I am very glad your soup and salad turned out so well, Danae. They look great. As for photography, I'm no artist, either!
Today, I needed to hear something positive after discovering that 4 out of my 5 clematis cuttings had been killed by some tiny white maggots. If that wasn't enough, then came the news that today's G/W was the last of the series. A whole, cold, interminable winter without the comfort of G/W! I suspect Beechcrove will be leaving us next. I feel almost miserable, but for your positive post.
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Hi Phaidra, I'm very glad you found the links useful. Both your soup and salad sound lovely. I'm not surprised you added turmeric as I think I can recall that you wrote in one of your posts about the medicinal properties of this spice.
I think your salad seems similar to the winter favourite of haricot bean salad, which, when made properly, is very tasty indeed and extremely healthy.
I will make both your dishes as they sound mouth watering. Wish me luck!
Wish they would put Beechgrove on BBC 2 so it would be easier to find and record
It's on BBC2 on Sunday mornings, just before or just after the early morning repeat of GW. Check your schedules.
I thought the bit about mycorrhizal fungi on plantain roots was interesting. Given the price of the powdered stuff, I may be digging up a few plantain to mix in the compost.
I spent a fair amount of time today playing in the kitchen. Inspired by your soup creation, Phaidra, I made one of my own, starting with onion, celery, carrot, garlic, olive oil, cumin, turmeric, salt pepper, cooked chick peas, tinned tomatoes, bay leves AND a handful of red lentils. When it was all perfectly cooked, I blended it. It was pretty delicious!
In the salad I made, I used all the ingredients you mentioned as well as rocket, choriander, mint, parsley and chives. Very tasty indeed. Thank you, again, for the links and your own versions.
Here are the results:
(I, obviously, can't hold the camera straight!)
I am very glad your soup and salad turned out so well, Danae. They look great. As for photography, I'm no artist, either!
Today, I needed to hear something positive after discovering that 4 out of my 5 clematis cuttings had been killed by some tiny white maggots. If that wasn't enough, then came the news that today's G/W was the last of the series. A whole, cold, interminable winter without the comfort of G/W! I suspect Beechcrove will be leaving us next. I feel almost miserable, but for your positive post.
I thought M Heseltine's place could have done with much more colour. Too "clinical" for me.
All that Autumn colour at Picton. . . . more plants on my wish list
Some plantains here too to be dug up and used.
I loved the Hesletine's garden but agree about the "kiosks" What purpose did they serve?
I also felt that fountain in the middle was way too high and WAY TOO NOISY.
I'd love to have his plot and his bank balance though.
He seems a nicer gardener than a politician.