Lunch

Spiced Chickpea Bowl

Name: Spiced Chickpea Bowl
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 250 g, cooked Chickpeas; 150 g Cooked couscous; 80 g Cucumber; 80 g Cherry tomatoes; 60 g Greek yogurt, 0%; A squeeze Lemon; 4 sprays Olive oil spray

Crisped chickpeas with couscous, salad and yogurt. No meat and 24 g of protein.

Calories: 650kcal
Protein: 36g
Fat: 8g
Carbs: 111g

Per serving, makes 1. Published 29 August 2026.

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Gluten
Milk

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Spiced Chickpea Bowl, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Spiced Chickpea Bowl

Ingredients 1 to 6 for spiced chickpea bowl arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 250 g, cooked Chickpeas. 150 g Cooked couscous. 80 g Cucumber. 80 g Cherry tomatoes. 60 g Greek yogurt, 0%. A squeeze Lemon

Ingredients 7 to 7 for spiced chickpea bowl arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 7. 4 sprays Olive oil spray

Spiced Chickpea Bowl, preparation step 1: Dry the chickpeas thoroughly, toss them with cumin, coriander and paprika, and roast at high heat until they crackle and split. — Step 1. Dry the chickpeas thoroughly, toss them with cumin, coriander and paprika, and roast at high heat until they crackle and split.

Spiced Chickpea Bowl, preparation step 2: Chop the cucumber and tomatoes into a rough salad with lemon. — Step 2. Chop the cucumber and tomatoes into a rough salad with lemon.

The finished spiced chickpea bowl. — Step 3. Spoon the couscous into a bowl, add the chickpeas and salad, and finish with the yogurt thinned with a little water.

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Ingredients

Chickpeas250 g, cooked
Cooked couscous150 g
Cucumber80 g
Cherry tomatoes80 g
Greek yogurt, 0%60 g
LemonA squeeze
Olive oil spray4 sprays

Method

Dry the chickpeas thoroughly, toss them with cumin, coriander and paprika, and roast at high heat until they crackle and split.
Chop the cucumber and tomatoes into a rough salad with lemon.
Spoon the couscous into a bowl, add the chickpeas and salad, and finish with the yogurt thinned with a little water.

Worth knowing

Dry chickpeas crisp; wet ones steam. Ten minutes on a tea towel first is the whole difference.

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