I had the day off work today and the weather was much cooler today, ahh relief at last!!!

I was searching for a nice healthy recipe to inspire me for lunch today, I found a weight watchers recipe which inspired recipe.

SPICY CHICKPEA DIP

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tin of Chickpeas (265g)
• 1 Red Chilli
• Juice of 1/2 Lemon
• 2 Shallots
• 1 Small Red onion
• 1 Small Bunch parsley
• 1 Small Bunch Coriander
• 3 Tbsp Water
• Salt and Pepper

PREPARATION

1. Place all of the ingredients into a food processor and blitz until smooth, adding water so that the chickpea mixture does not become too thick.
2. Adjust the seasonings and lemon juice to taste, reserve 2/3 of the chickpea dip to make the stuffing for the peppers.

PEPPERS STUFFED WITH SPICY CHICKPEAS

INGREDIENTS

• 2/3 of the Spicy Chickpea dip made above
• 2 Peppers

PREPARATION

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Half the peppers and remove the seeds but leave the stocks intact.
3. Fill the cavity of the peppers with the chickpea mixture.
4. Place the peppers into the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the peppers are soft.
5. Serve immediately.

I’m very honoured that Andrew at mmmmm saw fit to include this recipe in his Curry mela 28th week round up, thank you Andrew!!

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