Citrus Garbanzo Veggie Nachos

 

The citrus dressing makes this dip irresistible.  You can make this your own by substituting the beans with tofu,  the radish with any crunchy vegetable or fruit like apples or carrots or jicama or even nuts, the pineapple with mango or any exotic fruit and the red pepper with bottled pimento.  The citrus dressing though I suggest you keep as is except for the amounts of some ingredients like the sweetener and amount of salt.

Citrus Garbanzo Veggie Nachos 

Adapted from this site

Ingredients:

Garbanzo Vegetable

1- 14 oz garbanzo beans. drained and rinsed

1/2 cup pineapple tidbits, drained

1/2 cup radish, cubed

2 tbsp red pepper, diced

2 tbsp fresh cilantro

3 scallions, thinly sliced

Citrus Marinade

1/4 cup orange juice from two oranges or from bottled fresh orange juice

zest and juice of 1 lime

1-2 tbsp maple syrup or date syrup

4 pieces jalapeno pieces from a bottle, chopped

1/4 tsp salt

ground pepper

Serving:

Tortilla Chips (I used lime corn tortilla chips)

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients of the garbanzo vegetable mixture in a bowl,

Combine the citrus marinade in a small jar and secure the lid and shake.

Pour the marinade over the garbanzo veggie mixture and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Serve with nacho chips as a dip or you can top the nacho chips with the dip before serving.

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