Please hear me say this: I don’t love chickpeas but I REALLY love this recipe.

So if you’re seeing this and you’re like, nah, no thanks, chickpeas aren’t my thing… just give me a chance to serve you up some spicy, saucy, garlicky smashed chickpeas over a piece (or two) of soft flatbread with a dollop of whipped feta and a crunchy little waterfall of cucumbers over the top. Yeah? Can we do this?

Here’s How To Make Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta

Okay, there are two parts to this recipe.

Part one: make the chickpeas. This is easy:

• harissa paste
• garlic
• canned crushed tomatoes
• olive oil
• canned chickpeas

I like to lightly smash the chickpeas to help them not feel so chickpea-y, if you know what I mean? (My fellow chickpea skeptics do know what I mean.) So I use a potato masher to just give them just a few good smooshes and make the texture into something more sticky and saucy.

ALSO: for something a little fun and unexpected, I’ve been adding golden raisins in just at the end of the simmering, so they get kind of plump and juicy and then you have these little secret bites of sweetness tucked in between all the heat.

These chickpeas… I mean, I really like them. They are super meal-prep friendly and can be served with flatbread, rice, roasted vegetables…

I will be revisiting them again.

Speaking of revisiting, look who’s back for more time in the spotlight: WHIPPED FETA!

We just couldn’t quit her, could we?

You Have Options Here

On a real SOS night (which is, hmm, most of my life?), you can use a store-bought tzatziki or a plain yogurt as your creamy element here which will save you the time and the dishes from the whipped feta.

But on a night when you can handle blitzing that little container of feta into something of a salty miracle sauce, you shall be rewarded with the most tangy, creamy, punchy dollop of creaminess that there ever was. It is optional, but is it really ever optional? It’s WHIPPED FETA.

This combination of things on a plate got rave reviews from my family – the chickpeas were the exact right amount of spicy to keep things fun for the adults, and even though our two-year-old wasn’t into the spice, she thoroughly enjoyed a more toddler-friendly mezze situation with the cucumbers, whipped feta, bread, olives, and some hummus from the fridge. The leftovers, which were short-lived due to popular demand, made for a really happy lunch situation the next day.

This is a weeknight wonder. Mwah!

Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta: FAQs

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Learning To Love Chickpeas? Here Are More Chickpea Recipes!

• 5 Minute Spicy Chickpea Salad (that’s right – just 5 minutes!)
• Detox Moroccan-Spiced Chickpea Glow Bowl (so much flavor in one bowl)
• Lemon Herb Pasta Salad with Marinated Chickpeas (yep, we put chickpeas with pasta and it’s EVERYTHING!)
• Curry Hummus (the perfect chickpea-based dip)

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