Courgetti with crispy chickpeas, feta and rocket

Recipes Main courses Vegetarian Gluten-free

Zucchini noodles, zucchini spaghetti, zucchini pasta. Whatever you call it, I absolutely love it. About once a week I make zucchini and then I prefer to vary it a bit. Earlier I showed you my top 5 zucchini recipes, where you can get plenty of inspiration. Another recipe that is on our table regularly these days is this one: zucchini with crispy chickpeas, feta and rocket.

Recipe

Courgetti with crispy chickpeas, feta and arugula

This easy and quick recipe is an ideal vegetarian and healthy alternative to "normal" pasta. The combination of chickpeas, feta and arugula is delicious!

Course	Main course
Kitchen	Italian
Servings	2 people

Preparation time

Preparation time	20 min
Time in oven	20 min
Total	30 min

Equipment

Spiral slicer or mandolin
Baking tray with baking paper
Sieve

Ingredients

2 zucchinis
50 grams of feta cheese
400 grams of chickpeas
4 full hands of arugula
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon paprika powder
1 pinch of salt and pepper
1 dash of olive oil
2 tablespoons green pesto optional

Courgetti with crispy chickpeas, feta and arugula

Rinse the chickpeas in a sieve under the tap. Pat them dry and then mix them with a tablespoon of olive oil and the cumin powder, paprika and salt and pepper.
Cover a baking sheet with baking paper and divide the chickpeas over it. Bake crispy in 20 minutes.
Wash the zucchini and then use a spiral cutter to make strings of the two courgettes.
Heat some olive oil in the pan and fry the zucchini very briefly; A few minutes is enough. Now you can optionally add some pesto, such as this homemade pesto.
Divide the zucchini between two plates. Divide the arugula around it and crumble the feta over the courgetti. Finally, add the warm crispy chickpeas. Enjoy it!

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The great thing about this recipe is that it is incredibly easy; A very determining condition if it wants to appear on my dining table. You are ready in 25 minutes and in the meantime you can also do something else. First you prepare the chickpeas; They go in the oven for 20 minutes. Then you get started with the courgetti and possibly the pesto and then you have another 10 minutes to do other things. Ideal.

The combination with chickpeas, feta and arugula is heavenly. You can also sprinkle some roasted pine nuts over it; My feeling says that that also combines very nicely. Even the BF, which is not like zucchini as I, found this a very tasty dish that he was allowed to go on the table more often. Healthy, full of vegetables and also good if you want to eat less carbohydrates.