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Pickled Chickpeas
Serving Suggestions: Toss over your favorite salad, use in stews, braised meats and chicken dishes, sautee with toasted garlic and chard or other greens as a filling side dish.
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Ingredients
- 1 quart chickpeas, cooked; or 2 15 oz cans
- 5 cloves garlic
- 3 jalapeno pepper, sliced
- 3 strips lemon peel
- 2 tsp salt, kosher
- 1 tsp cumin, toasted and fresh ground or left whole
- 1 cup white wine vinegar, or distilled vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- pinch turmeric
Instructions
- Soak 2 cups chickpeas in 5 cups of water over night
- Drain chickpeas then add to medium sauce pan with 5 cups of fresh water, bay leaf & 3 cloves garlic. Or you can use 2 can of already prepared chickpeas to skip this step)
- Bring brine of vinegar, turmeric, cumin, garlic and lemon peel to a quick simmer to melt sugar
- While brine is coming to a quick simmer, add cooked chickpeas to a jar of your choice and slide jalapeno slices down against wall of jar for a nice visual.
- Once sugar is dissolved, pour over the chickpeas in jar to cover. If necessary, top off with a touch of vinegar and water to cover.
- Close jar with a lid and allow to cool on the counter for about an hour before moving to the refrigerator, leaving the chickpeas for at least 24 hours before serving. Store in the refrigerator and eat within two weeks
Comments
Looks yummy, but you might add that this is a refrigerator pickle recipe for those who are new to the pickle scene. How long do you wait before the pickles are ready to eat (fully pickled)?
Hi Jeanne, we’ve added a step to the recipe to include the wait time. We usually recommend allowing the chickpeas to cool on the counter for an hour, then move into the refrigerator, leaving the chickpeas for at least 24 hours before serving. You can store them in the fridge and eat within two weeks. Enjoy!
OK, now I have to ask about the cool-looking canning jars in the photo–who makes them and where can I purchase them? Thanks!
Hi Jeanne, those are generic jars. You can probably find them on Amazon, or at your local grocery store!
These look like Weck jars to me. Check out weckjars dot com. I see that the clamps are listed on their web page under Accessories. These jars are available from multiple online sources.