Creamy, Crunchy, Spicy, Mild—the Many Personalities of Chickpeas

Chickpeas can be roasted and spiced, blended into hummus, and thrown into soups and salads.

Double dose of chickpeas: lemony hummus pasta with arugula made with chickpea pasta. Sono Motoyama/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

By Sono Motoyama From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH—Emily Crusan, a registered dietitian at Allegheny Health Network, is a fan of the chickpea. Also known as garbanzo beans, like all legumes, they have many health benefits. Legumes are nutritionally “very well-rounded,” she said.