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Vegan Sticky Sesame Chickpeas
Easy, flavorful, and packed with plant protein, these sesame chickpeas are a vegan chickpea recipe that are a quick and delicious dinner the whole family will love. They're ready in just 15 minutes and are great to meal prep for the week.
Original recipe: eatwithclarity.com
- Yield:
- 4 servings
- Prep:
- 5 min
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Total:
- 15 min
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Ingredients
- 2 15 ounce cans chickpeas
- 3-4 large cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1/3 cup low sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup low sodium vegetable broth or water (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional for spice)
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas and set aside.
- Mince the garlic and add to a sauté pan with the avocado or olive oil.
- Sauté over medium for a few minutes or until the garlic is very fragrant.
- In a small bowl combine the tapioca starch and half of the vegetable broth and mix until no clumps remain. Set aside.
- To the sauté pan with the garlic, add in the low sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, maple syrup, rice vinegar, ginger, and the additional 2 tbsp of vegetable broth. Whisk together.
- Add in the tapioca mixture and stir.
- When bubbles start to form, add in the chickpeas and stir until they are well coated.
- Cook on low heat until the sauce becomes thick and sticky, about 5 minutes. stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and let sit to allow the chickpeas to absorb all of the flavor.
- Serve with steamed broccoli, quinoa, or rice.