Salt and Vinegar Roasted Chickpeas

I love salt and vinegar potato chips. 

However, salt and vinegar potato chips do not love me. And let's just leave it at that. 

So what do you do when you really need a salty, crunchy snack? Enter the humble chickpea. 

Soak them in some vinegar, sprinkle with some sea salt and bake until crunchy and golden. 

Chickpeas. Not just for hummus anymore.

Salt and Vinegar Roasted Chickpeas

Makes about 1 1/2 cups

• 19-oz (540 ml) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Bring chickpeas, vinegar and water to a boil in a medium pot. Remove from the heat and let chickpeas soak for 30 minutes. 

Drain chickpeas and spread evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Pour the coconut oil over the top, sprinkle with the sea salt, and give them a little mix with your hands. 

Bake at 450F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Give them a quick stir every 10 minutes so they brown evenly.  

Maple Cinnamon Granola

It's super fast and super easy to make your own granola. Toss everything into a bowl, bake for 30 minutes, and done!

And then there's this...

The ingredients for a popular, and highly overpriced, granola from the grocery store: whole grain rolled oats, whole grain wheat flakes, brown sugar, crisp rice (rice flour, sugar, salt, calcium carbonate, barley malt extract, monoglycerides), raisins (coated with sunflower oil), modified milk ingredients, chicory root inulin, sliced almonds, ground soy cotyledon fibre, coconut oil, honey, dried sweetened coconut (contains sulphites), natural flavours. May contain peanuts and/or other nuts not listed.

Brilliant. 

The ingredients for this granola: wheat-free oats, quinoa flakes, almonds, raisins, dates, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup, coconut oil, cinnamon, vanilla, sea salt

'Nuff said! Enjoy!

Maple Cinnamon Granola

Make about 5 cups

• 1 1/2 cups wheat-free oats
• 1 cup quinoa flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates

Combine everything except the raisins and dates in a large bowl. Stir well. Spread out in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 300F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes to ensure even browning. 

Remove from the oven, add the raisins and dates and stir to combine. Cool completely before storing in an air-tight container.