I’d recently discovered a very tasty, easy to make vegan snack that is quite versatile with flavours. Roasted chickpeas are healthy, with a kick of protein in them and will leave you feeling a lot less peckish!

Total cooking time: 40 minutes including prep

Ingredients:

• 2 Cans of chickpeas (400g net weight)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp peri-peri spice
• A couple shakes of mixed herbs

Method:

• Crank up the heat in the oven to 180°C
• While the oven is heating up, prepare your chickpeas
• Drain the chickpeas in a strainer and lay them out on a clean kitchen towel
• Absorb as much of the chickpea liquid as you can so that they are quite dry (this helps with the crunchy texture)
• Put the chickpeas in an ovenproof dish or baking tray
• Pour the olive oil over them, making sure they are all covered in olive oil
• Pop them in the oven for 30 minutes
• Once they are cooked, they should be browned on the outside
• Add the peri-peri spice and mixed herbs to the chickpeas and mix well

The roasted chickpeas are delicious fresh out of the oven: crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. If you save them for later, they have a bit of a chewier texture but still equally tasty.