Guest Post by Olga, Mango & Tomato
Here is a dish you can make in literally less than ten minutes. You can have it for lunch, or pair it with some rice or noodles for dinner.
All you really need is a can of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), green onions, a lemon, shrimp and blackened seasoning. Okay, some oil, salt & pepper is necessary too, but most likely you have most of the ingredients at home already!
Ingredients: (for one serving)
1 cup chickpeas
2 teaspoons lemon juice
4 green onions, sliced thinly
1 teaspoon olive oil
salt & pepper
1 teaspoon sunflower oil
10 shrimp, peeled and deveined
blackened spice
Directions:
1. In a bowl combine chickpeas with green onions, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt & pepper.
2. Heat sunflower oil in a nonstick pan.
3. Dredge shrimp in blackened seasoning and cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side in sunflower oil.
4. Dish out your lemony chickpeas on a plate and top with hot shrimp. Eat!
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Olga spends her free time cooking, salsa dancing and traveling. She believes cooking for one can be as rewarding as cooking for company, and doesn't need to involve a lot of time or ingredients. Olga's recipes are inspired by her memories of growing up in Russia, her travels and what's available in her fridge at any given time. Check out more recipes from Olga's collection at Mango & Tomato and feel free to contact Olga at orchidgirl1979@gmail.com if you have any cooking questions.
