10-Minute Mediterranean Diet Recipe: Smashed Chickpea Toast!

By The Mediterranean Dish · 10 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Heat a cast iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat and drizzle the bread slices with extra virgin olive oil.
2. Place the bread oiled side down in the hot skillet and toast for about 1 minute until golden brown on the bottom.
3. Drizzle the top with a little more olive oil, flip the bread and toast the second side for about 1 minute. Toast in batches if needed, then move the bread to a plate.
4. Take the skillet off the heat for about 2 minutes to cool slightly.
5. Return the skillet to medium heat and add about 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.
6. When the oil shimmers, add the chickpeas, minced garlic, spring onions and chopped tomato. Season with a good pinch of kosher salt, the ground cumin and Aleppo pepper.
7. Cook, stirring now and then, for 3 to 5 minutes until warmed through. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
8. Turn off the heat and gently mash the chickpeas with the back of a fork or a potato masher.
9. Spread the smashed chickpeas over the toast, top with sliced hard-boiled eggs, finish with parsley and a little olive oil, and serve warm or at room temperature.

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