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Spicy Fried Chickpeas

Here is a quick and easy antipasto made with just a few ingredients. Enjoy these full-flavored chickpeas with a glass of Prosecco

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Spicy Fried Chickpeas

Why it works: Chickpea and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 813 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Spicy Fried Chickpeas

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

271Calories
8 gProtein
16 gFat
25 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chickpea + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together813 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Chickpea + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Sage + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,388 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Clove + sagetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together731 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the sage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, olive, garlic, clove, pepper):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Rosemaryfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Sagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, olive, garlic, clove, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.