Grilled Chickpeas With Bacon and Rice

Photo: Lady Catherine Gourmet

Ingredients

1/2 pound of fresh bacon

1 can large of chickpeas – drained

1 long hot pepper – diced with seeds

5 cloves of garlic – crushed& chopped

1/2 cup of fresh parsley – chopped

Dashes of curry

1 Juice of lemon

Olive oil

1 cup of uncooked rice

Preparation

Drain the chickpeas and place on a hot griddle and drizzle with olive oil. Add a few dashes of curry to the chickpeas. Add the chopped garlic and the hot pepper to the griddle and let the chickpeas grill until they become slightly golden and healthy looking. Take off the griddle and set aside.

Prepare the rice as directed and set aside.

Slice the bacon strips into three’s and cook in a large frying pan. Place the bacon on paper towels to drain the fat and set aside. Reserve two tablespoons of bacon fat to add to the dressing.

Dressing:

Combine the juice of 1 lemon with ¼ cup of olive oil and the bacon fat.

Plate the rice and top with the grilled chickpeas. Top the chickpeas with the fresh parsley add the bacon and drizzle with the lemon and olive oil and toss.