Crunchy Chickpea Lettuce Boats with Creamy Bell Pepper Yogurt Dip

⏱️ Prep: 15m
🔥 Cook: 15m
🎬 Video: 5m 19s
📊 Easy

🏠 Cuisine: Mediterranean 🍽️ Course: Snack 👥 Servings: 5

Crunchy, creamy, healthy – and kid-approved! If you’ve got chickpeas and lettuce, try this quick and flavorful lettuce boat recipe with roasted chickpeas and a creamy bell pepper yogurt dip. It’s high-protein, refreshing, and perfect for summer snacking or a light lunch!

Instructions

  1. Soak 1 cup of chickpeas for 4–5 hours.
  2. Quick boil the soaked chickpeas for 2–3 minutes, then strain them.
  3. In a bowl, mix the boiled chickpeas with 2 tbsp Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp olive oil, ¼ tsp black salt, ½ tsp paprika or red chili powder, ¼ tsp onion powder, and ¼ tsp garlic powder.
  4. Air fry the seasoned chickpeas at 180°C for 10 minutes, flipping them halfway through.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine 3 tbsp Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp olive oil, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp onion powder, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, a pinch of chili flakes, and a pinch of black salt.
  6. Stir in the chopped red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, and fresh parsley or coriander into the yogurt mixture.
  7. Prepare half romaine lettuce leaves, ensuring to avoid the thick stems.
  8. Add approximately 2 tbsp of the creamy bell pepper yogurt dip into each lettuce boat.
  9. Top each boat with 5–7 roasted chickpeas.
  10. Plate the lettuce boats in a circular flower shape and garnish with extra roasted chickpeas if desired.

💡 Chef’s Notes

This recipe is high-protein, refreshing, and perfect for summer snacking or a light lunch. Each lettuce boat has just ~80 calories! It’s kid-approved and provides probiotics & fiber.

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