Chickpea recipes

This easy Greek classic with red onion, cucumber and olives is made more filling with chickpeas and pan-fried feta

Make a batch of spiced lentils then use it as a base to make this pasta dish with curried chickpeas and kale. Serve with some flatbreads for dipping

Try our meze-style hummus and halloumi board for a brunch to share with friends. Pair with flatbreads or our own za'atar croissants

This low-fat soup is packed with storecupboard pulses, healthy grains and North African spice- use cumin, ras el hanout, ginger and cinnamon

Vegetarians don't need to miss out on pasta with meatballs, with this no-fuss meat-free version

Make our faff-free traybake kebab and use the leftovers as the base to make these wraps, filled with leftover lamb, hummus, peppers and chickpeas

Mix up a pancake-style batter to make little griddle cakes with storecupboard ingredients, then serve with a contrasting green salad

Combine feta, carrots, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes and plenty of spices to make this easy traybake, then enjoy with flatbreads to mop up the flavours

Get the whole family snacking on this low-fat alternative to peanuts

Serve this side as part of an Indian meal for a healthy bit of spice

Try this version of chanay ki daal for a taste of the street-food stalls of Lahore in Pakistan – black cardamom helps mimic a coal-smoked taste

Tamarind and fennel seeds complement each other in this vegetarian dish from Uttar Pradesh

Full of bold flavours like chorizo, dried tomatoes and red onion, this salad is bulked out with chickpeas to give 3 of your 5 a day

Warm chickpea salad, ideal as a weekend lunch or weekday supper

Enjoy this warming lamb soup, which provides all five of your 5-a-day. It's comforting and filling, so you’d never guess it’s low in calories, too

This healthy salad is good with all sorts of dishes, particularly cold or barbecued meats and fish

Healthy, flavour-packed and low-cost, this soup's ideal for taking to work for lunch

High in fibre, low in fat and counting as 2 of your 5-a-day, this tasty veggie burger delivers on every level

A superhealthy, vegan curry that accounts for 2 of your 5-a-day and is low in calories to boot!

A simple satisfying vegetarian salad, warming for a winter's evening

For a great night in, whip up this warming meal, serve with a bit of naan and get comfy on the sofa

Make halva using chana daal (split baby chickpeas). Infused with saffron, cloves and cardamom flavours and scattered with nuts, it's a moreish sweet treat

High in fibre and low in fat, these veggie burgers with spiced yogurt are the healthy way to enjoy fast food

Spiced lamb and chickpea patties with yogurt, coriander and salad make the perfect filling for flatbread