Recipe: Tasty Chickpeas and Cheese Bruschetta

Chickpeas and Cheese Bruschetta.

You can have Chickpeas and Cheese Bruschetta using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chickpeas and Cheese Bruschetta

1. You need 1 loaf of Baguette Bread.
2. You need 1/2 cup of Chole Chickpeas.
3. It's 1/2 cup of Grated Mozzarella.
4. You need 1 of Green Capsicum.
5. It's 1 of medium Onion.
6. You need 12-15 of Black Olives.
7. It's 1/2 tbsp of Lemon juice.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of Spring Onion Greens.
9. Prepare 2 of Garlic pods.
10. You need as required of Butter or Olive oil for toasting bread.

Chickpeas and Cheese Bruschetta step by step

1. Soak the Chickpeas overnight. Cook them with a pinch of baking soda for 20 mins. Alternatively you can use tinned garbanzo beans. Drain the water in them and wash once. Pressure cook them with cooking soda for 5 mins..
2. Mash the Chickpeas slightly, do not blend them as they should have some texture..
3. Add chopped onions, capsicum, Olives, spring onion greens, salt, Italian seasoning, a tsp of olive oil and lemon juice. Mix everything well..
4. Cut the garlic pod into half. Squeeze it between your fingers and apply the juice onto the roasted bread directly. This infuses great garlicky taste to the bread..
5. Apply a layer of chickpea paste on the bread. Drizzle a few drops of olive oil on it. Toast it again for 2 mins..
6. Add grated cheese on the toasts. Sprinkle some more seasonings on the breads. Grill the bread for another minute till the cheese starts melting..
7. Enjoy the Chickpeas Cheese Bruschetta as a starter with salad or soups or as is it..