Lunch

Crispy Chickpea Toast

Crunchy, lemony chickpeas piled onto toast with herbs.

20 minutesServes 2

What you’ll need

  • 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained, rinsed and patted dry
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 thick slices sourdough bread
  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt or hummus
  • 1/2 lemon, cut into wedges
  • 1 handful arugula or parsley

Make it

  1. 1Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chickpeas in a single layer and cook, shaking the pan now and then, until golden and crisp, 8–10 minutes.
  2. 2Turn off the heat and toss the chickpeas with the paprika, garlic powder and salt.
  3. 3Toast the bread until deeply golden.
  4. 4Spread each slice with yogurt or hummus, pile on the chickpeas and greens, and finish with a good squeeze of lemon.