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Two slices of toasted bread topped with smashed avocado, crispy roasted chickpeas, garlic roasted cherry tomatoes, and sliced green onions, served on a wooden board.

Crispy Chickpea and Roasted Tomato Avocado Toast - high protein

Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 25 mins | Total: 35 mins | Quantity: 2 servings

Ingredients

Roast chickpea ingredients:

  • 400g can (1 cup – drained) chickpeas
  • 1 teaspoon onion granules
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • drizzle of oil
  • pinch each of salt and pepper

Roast tomato ingredients:

  • 310g (2 cups) cherry tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons garlic granules
  • few sprigs of fresh thyme – leaves only (sub with 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
  • drizzle of oil

To serve:

  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon maple or agave syrup
  • 1 large avocado
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 2 spring onions
  • 4 thick slices bread

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 180 Fan / 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6 and line 2 baking trays with parchment or silicon mats
  2. Thoroughly drain the chickpeas. Tip into a bowl then add the oil, smoked paprika, onion granules and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Mix well
  3. Tip onto one of the baking trays and spread out a little. Bake for 15 minutes
  4. Halve the cherry tomatoes and put into a bowl with another drizzle of oil, the garlic granules and fresh thyme. Toss everything together then tip onto the other baking tray
  5. After the chickpeas have been roasting for 15 minutes, remove the tray and give them a quick stir. Return to the oven along with the tray of tomatoes. Roast both for 20 minutes
  6. While they're cooking, halve, remove the stone and peel the skin from the avocado. Put the flesh in a bowl
  7. Thinly slice the spring onions and finely chop the capers. Add to the avocado with salt and pepper to taste
  8. Mix together the balsamic vinegar and maple syrup
  9. Toast your bread then spread with the avocado. Spoon over the roasted tomatoes and crispy chickpeas then drizzle over the balsamic mixture
  10. Serve immediately

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/crispy-chickpea-and-roasted-tomato-avocado-toast-high-protein/