Sweet and Sour Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 7 oz green beans, trimmed
- 2 cans chickpeas (480g/17oz/3 cups)
- 1 tbsp cornflour or arrowroot powder
Sweet and sour sauce
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup tamari
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 cup water
Preparation
Add the garlic to a non-stick frying pan and sauté for around 2 minutes. Then, add the green beans and sauté for around 3 minutes more, until softened.
Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by stirring together the maple syrup, tamari, rice vinegar, tomato paste and water.
Add the chickpeas, sauce and cornflour to the saucepan and cook on a low-medium heat for around 5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
Serve immediately with brown rice.
