Crispy Chickpea Triangles

Name: Crispy Chickpea Triangles
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups chickpea flour; 3 cups water; 1 tsp. sea salt, plus more, to taste; 2 Tbs. olive oil, plus more for frying; 1 onion, finely diced; 1 tsp. nutritional yeast (optional); 1 Tbs. minced fresh rosemary or chopped fresh thyme; 1 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; A small green salad using frisée or other greens; 1 shallot, finely diced; Grated zest of 1 Meyer lemon; 1 1/2 Tbs. fresh Meyer lemon juice; 1/4 tsp. sea salt; 1 tsp. Dijon mustard (optional); 5 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil; Green chickpeas for garnish (optional)

Chickpea flour is nutty, protein dense and very different from wheat flour, says cookbook author Deborah Madison. It’s used to make

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Crispy Chickpea Triangles

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

783Calories

23 gProtein

18 gFat

135 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Salad	not in our table	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.

Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,037 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Parsley + shallottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,737 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Chickpea + shallottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together21 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Rosemary + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together845 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Chickpea + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together314 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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