Smoky Grilled Chickpeas with Eggplant and Tomatoes

Serves 4
Time 40 min
Smoky Grilled Chickpeas with Eggplant and Tomatoes

This easy vegan dish is packed with some great summer flavors. Cooking chickpeas in a dry skillet right on the grill makes them deliciously crisp on the outside and creamy inside. Watch our how-to video.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian
Low FatLow Fat

Ingredients

    1lemon, halved
    1 large(1 1/2 pound) eggplant, cut into 3/4-inch-thick rounds
    1/2 teaspooncoarse sea salt, divided
    1 can (15-ounce)no-salt-added garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas), drained, rinsed, and patted dry
    2 cupsgrape tomatoes
    3/4 teaspoonsmoked paprika
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    3 tablespoonsthinly sliced fresh mint

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Method

Prepare a grill for medium heat cooking.


Squeeze half of the lemon over both sides of eggplant slices and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt.


Place a medium heavy skillet (a 9-inch cast-iron works well) on the grill grates and heat until very hot.


Add chickpeas to the skillet and cook, shaking the skillet frequently (wear an oven mitt to protect your hands), until chickpeas are spotted with brown and beginning to crisp, about 10 minutes.


Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.


Add tomatoes to the skillet and return it to the grill.


Place eggplant slices directly on the grill grates.


Cook, flipping eggplant occasionally and shaking the skillet, until eggplant is soft and browned and tomato skins are browned, about 10 minutes total.


Transfer eggplant to a platter.


Using a large fork or a potato masher, crush tomatoes, then stir in paprika, pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.


Tomatoes should form a sauce; if they are too dry, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons water.


Top eggplant with tomatoes, chickpeas and mint and squeeze remaining lemon half over the top.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

130

Total Fat

2g

Saturated Fat

0g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

250mg

Total Carbohydrate

26g

Dietary Fiber

10g

Total Sugars

7g

Protein

6g

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