Recipe of the Week: Roasted Pepper and Chickpea Fajitas
These fajitas have it all: they are crispy, creamy, fresh, satisfying, and healthy! Get the ingredients for this vegetarian dinner in the Family box.
Roasted Pepper and Chickpea Fajitas
Serves 4
Cooking time 30 min
Ingredients:
8 soft tortillas
150g sour cream
Roast:
800g canned chickpeas
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chili powder
1 red onion
2 red bell peppers
2 yellow bell peppers
salt
Lettuce and cheese mixture:
400 g iceberg lettuce
120g grated cheddar
Salsa:
2 beef tomatoes
1 red onion
juice of 1 lime
1/2 bunch fresh coriander
salt, black pepper
Guacamole:
2 avocados
2 garlic cloves
juice of 1 lime
salt, black pepper
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 220C.
2. Pour the canned chickpeas to a colander, rinse and drain.
3. In a bowl, combine olive oil, coriander powder, cumin, chili, smoked paprika, and a pinch of salt. Add the drained chickpeas and mix well.
4. Peel and cut an onion to wedges. Cut the peppers into strips. Place the peppers, onions and chickpeas on a lined oven tray, and roast in the oven for 20 minutes. For the last
5 minutes, you can add the tortillas wrapped in foil, to heat them up.
5. Meanwhile, wash and slice the lettuce. In a bowl, mix the lettuce with the cheddar cheese.
6. Prepare the salsa. Peel and chop the onion. Dice the tomatoes and chop the coriander. Mix them together in a bowl. Add lime juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
7. Halve and de-stone the avocados and scrape the flesh into a bowl. Season with salt and
pepper, peeled and crushed garlic, and lime juice.
8. Serve the warm tortillas with all these fillings.
Pro tip: Marinate the veggies and chickpeas in advance.
Per serving:
Cal 782
Carb 87,0g
Prot 17,0g
Fat 10,0g