Making Chickpea Appetizers for Vegan Dinner Recipes

Video Transcript

"So, we're going to begin our vegan dinner party by preparing some vegan appetizers. We're going to be doing a favorite as my aunt's as well; she loves chickpeas or garbanzo beans as she calls them. We're going to drain all of the liquid that they come in the can. I know there are only three of us at this dinner party, you're thinking, "two cans of chickpeas, that's a lot!" but they shrink down in the baking process. Try and get as much liquid as you can off of that. To that, I'm going to add two teaspoons of cumin; I'm going to put just a sprinkle of cinnamon. Cinnamon is often used in even savory Indian dishes; it's just going to make a wonderful blend of spices. And then, about a teaspoon of salt; it depends on how salty you like your snacks and then, just a drizzle of olive oil. So make sure each little chickpea is coated in that spice mixture and then, just for easy clean-up sake, I'm going to line my cookie sheet - and also because they can stick sometimes - I'm going to line my cookie sheet. Spread it out as evenly as you can, and these are ready to go in a 400 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Alright, so these have cooled. You can see how much they've shrunk down; look how tiny they are, the little chickpeas. And you'll see there are traces of where I stirred them; I forgot to mention that. You can remember to toss them during that baking time, and then they'll be even crispier. I'm just going to slide those all in there. We've got a really sweet little appetizer ready to nibble on for when they arrive."