Sesame Roasted Chickpeas

Your really don’t know if a relationship will work out until you have your first challenging travel obstacle together.

Not a couple-hour drive.

Not a one-hour flight.

I’m talking about a flight that is cross-country or longer or a drive that covers multiple states.

Unless you live in a really tiny country or state where it takes very little time to travel that distance. In that case, think of a really big country or state and use that as your reference point.

Saturday, Wesley and I faced our first travel obstacle. A five-hour flight to Hawaii.

Obviously as far as great distance trips go, this was an easy one. We know that we are headed somewhere really great so it is easing the travel stress for both of us. But there are still issues to be ironed out.

Do you want to get there super early, or are you like me and you want to get there with little time to spare? Do you pack a week in advance as opposed to my ten hours in advance? Are you going to need food on the plane? Because I freaking will!

But despite my traveling style, Wes and I made it to Maui in one piece and actually had a great time while doing it.

We even took turns napping on each-others shoulders. Drool and all.

That must be love.

And now that we are here we are enjoying some delicious appetizers while we watch the sun go down over a neighboring island.

This being one of my current favorites.

You will need…

2 cans of chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

3 tablespoons sesame oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoons sesame seeds

Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F.

Then, drains your beans of all their juice and rinse them well.

Dry all the beans well with a towel and spread them over a baking sheet that is lined with aluminum foil or a silicone baking mat.

Roast the chickpeas for 45 to 60 minutes. Just until they are crunchy all the way through.

If the are still soft in the middle, they need to keep baking.

As soon as the chickpeas are done, remove them from the heat and toss them with the oil, sugar, soy and sesame seeds.

Toss them well and serve hot.

Aloha!

Angela 

P.S. Are you jealous yet?

Sesame Roasted Chickpeas

2 cans of chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

3 tablespoons sesame oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoons sesame seeds

Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F.

Then, drains your beans of all their juice and rinse them well.

Dry all the beans well with a towel and spread them over a baking sheet that is lined with aluminum foil or a silicone baking mat.

Roast the chickpeas for 45 to 60 minutes. Just until they are crunchy all the way through.

If the are still soft in the middle, they need to keep baking.

As soon as the chickpeas are done, remove them from the heat and toss them with the oil, sugar, soy and sesame seeds.

Toss them well and serve hot.