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Friday, March 27, 2009

Marinated Chickpeas for TFF

I can't believe it's Friday already...and time for another installment of Tyler Florence Fridays. I picked a simple Tyler recipe this week. I've been feeling a bit run-down and sleepy for the past couple of days, but still wanted to spend a little time with Tyler in the kitchen. He says he "picked up this recipe at a restaurant in Valencia"...he ended up eating three bowls of them. They were a great little snack and would probably be good while sitting around drinking some wine or beer, too. Maybe I should have tried that. I'm sure I would have at least thought I felt better. Chickpeas Marinated in Olive Oil, Whole Cumin, and Chile from Tyler Florence Eat This Book p.105 (can you tell this is the only Tyler book I own?) serves 8 1 lb. dried chickpeas,picked through and rinsed 2 bay leaves salt & pepper 1/2 c. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp. whole cumin seeds, toasted (not ground) 1 Tbs. paprika 1 fresh Thai Bird Chile or other hot green chile, chopped Soak the chickpeas overnight in cold water to cover. Drain. Put the chickpeas and bay leaves in a large pot. Cover with cold water and put over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until chickpeas are tender, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. About halfway through cooking, season with salt and pepper. This gives the chickpeas time to soften so that the seasoning can penetrate. Check the water periodically and add more if necessary to keep the peas covered. Drain the chickpeas, discard the bay leaves, and transfer to a serving bowl. Add remaining ingredients and toss well. Season generously with salt and pepper and taste for lemon. Hit it with a drizzle of olive oil before serving. Tasty little morsels. Be sure to head on over to Tyler Florence Fridays to see what all of the other Tyler fans cooked up!

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  1. Ahhhhhhh, if only he had a manly stubble of a beard, wouldn't he look cute?

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  2. Yummy! This looks scrumptious. I am just discovering your blog and it already looks yummy!

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  3. This sounds good, and I love cumin so much...and boy do you post early in the morning girl!

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  4. I made these a while back as a side dish and I really liked them. Great flavors and I love how easy they were. Hope you are feeling better!

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  5. These sound delightful. I am missing out on TFF this week I had some unexpected visitors this weekend and cant spend the time I need w/ TY this week, this recipe lookslike a winner.. feel better!

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  6. These look really delicious and very flavorful with cumin and chiles - yum!

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  7. YUM!!!!! Those look GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Love Tyler Florence recipes. Are these crunch or soft? I've made a few seasoned chick pea recipes, but still haven't found "the one."

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  9. I actually made this once but cheated and used canned chick peas.
    I totally agree with you. Tasty little morsels indeed!!

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  10. Yet another one of your recipes I can't wait to try. Can you believe I've never made a Tyler recipe? Guess I'll have to head over to TFF and give it a whirl.

    Hope you feel better soon.

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  11. Perfect home pub fare, and a great way to get some protein into my veggie daughter - I should give this one a try soon!
    Looks great!

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  12. These look wonderful, I love chickpeas, and this is such a fun way to prepare them! You've got a great blog!

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  13. Pssst...obviously I was not sleeping when I read your post at 5 AM, lol, one day I will learn the 'feed' concept, but for now my schedule allows for no a head of schedule writing...lol

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  14. ...Coleen- he is definitely yummy w/ some stubble!

    ...Jamie- thanks so much and welcome!

    ...Chef E- ha ha ha :) ura busy lady!

    ...Deb & Donna- thanks so much for the well-wishes, I'm feeling better already!

    ...Cate- these are soft (cooked texture. I think the name of the recipe is a bit confusing...like they could possibly be crunchy!)

    ...Proud Italian Cook- that's not cheating...it's saving time :)

    ...~Carole- thanks for the well-wishes, also...and what r u waiting 4? Grab a Tyler recipe and head on over to TFF :)

    ...Teresa- Thank U!! I like yours too...just check it out :)

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  15. These look very tempting!! Great post!

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  16. Greetings!
    Thanks for coming over.
    Tyler is totally adorable and a wonderful chef. I love that savory spicy deliciousness of that chick peas. Load me up girl!

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  17. These are one of my sons favorites.. Chick peas.. humusany of it.. thats for sharing... YUMMERS

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  18. I have been wanting to try this one, too. I love chickpeas!!! Looks so spicy and delicious. I hope your doing O.K and feeling better.

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  19. Yum these look great. I got this cookbook as a christmas present and haven't made anything from it yet, but I think I'll give these a try!!

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  20. I love tyler's recipes!! and love the chickpea -cumin combo!!

    found you on Natasha's blog and im glad i did! love your blog!!

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  21. ...yes Reeni, much better :)

    ...Superchef- Yay! Welcome.

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  22. These sound really good with the cumin. I bet my husband would like them. I usually do a chickpea salad but this is another wonderful way to get them in our diet.
    Sam

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  23. The chickpeas sound perfect combined with cumin.

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  24. mmm, oh Tyler and his lil treasures... if I had these around they'd be gone in noooo time at all!

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  25. mmm. i love chickpeas. these sound delicious!

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  26. Aww - sorry you're not feeling so well, but spending time with Tyler is usually guaranteed to perk everyone up!

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  27. I just bought a bag of chickpeas yesterday. This would be a great idea for them. Thanks for sharing!

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  28. i feel ya, i needed an easy week too but didn't want to miss out on tyler. the pictures looks great, i didn't know chickpeas could look that good. :) i just got eat this book in the mail the other day, there's a lot of interesting recipes in this one.

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  29. The flavors sound wonderful - cumin and chili! But I wonder if I can use another kind of bean or legume (bit of an allergy to chickpeas). It'll be fun to find a substitute to go with these seasonings.

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  30. Hmmm I wonder if you can do this with a can of chickpeas? I'd have to try a smaller batch to see if I liked it.

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  31. Just stumbled across your blog, this looks amazing!

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  32. I'm trying to figure out if I've had chickpeas before...other than in hummus.  I want to say I've tried them, is that what they put in Italian wedding soup?  They're not bad, the texture gets kind of funny when you bite into them, right?  Maybe I'll give them a try.  :)

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