{"id":1141,"date":"2024-04-22T21:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:50:51","slug":"smoky-chickpeas-with-tofu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/smoky-chickpeas-with-tofu\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoky Chickpeas with Tofu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This recipe is another Instagram find. This one comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelrecipes.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rebelrecipes.com\/\">RebelRecipes<\/a> in her post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C3kxClKNgIT\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">here<\/a>. It is SOOOO wonderful you have to give this one a try. It seriously can be a weekday wonder. I would say it is perfect for 2 people maybe 3 if you have other sides with it. You might want to double this one as it is going to be a hit! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This serves 2 as a main but 4 as a side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients: <gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the chickpeas;<br><\/strong>1 leek roughly chopped<br>2 tbsp olive oil<br>4 garlic cloves sliced<br>1 tbsp smoked paprika<br>1 tsp cumin seeds<br>1 tsp oregano<br>1 tsp balsamic syrup\/vinegar<br>2 tbsp red pesto<br>1 can chickpeas with the liquid<br>1 tsp sea salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the tofu;<br><\/strong>3 tbsp balsamic syrup\/vinegar<br>1 tbsp soy sauce<br>1 tbsp pure maple syrup<br>1 tsp smoked paprika<br>1\/2 tsp garlic granules<br>1\/2 tsp. Dijon mustard<br>Pinch sea salt &amp; black pepper<br>200g smoked tofu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To top<br><\/strong>A drizzle of coconut cream or yogurt<br>Toasted seseme seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the oil and leek to a wide bottom pan and fry gently on a low heat for around 10 minutes until soft and browning. Add the garlic and spices and fry for 30 seconds more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the chickpeas with their liquid, balsamic and red pesto, and all the spices to the pan and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes.<br>Season with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MAKE THE TOFU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the dressing ingredients to a tub and mix to combine<br>Cut the tofu into large cubes.<br>Coat each piece of tofu in the dressing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2:<br><br>Add a little oil to a pre heated griddle or frying pan and add the tofu.<br>Allow to cook on each side for a few minutes until crispy and a little charred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To Serve: <\/strong><br>Serve the crispy tofu on the chickpeas and pour over a little coconut milk.<br>Top with toasted sesame seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe is another Instagram find. This one comes from RebelRecipes in her post here. It is SOOOO wonderful you have to give this one a try. It seriously can be a weekday wonder. I would say it is perfect for 2 people maybe 3 if you have other sides with it. You might want [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,3,96,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1149,"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141\/revisions\/1149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrmatera.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}