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Lemon chickpeacrunch bowl

Bright lemon crisp vegetables and ready to eat chickpeas

  • No cook
  • 1 portion
  • Fridge required

What goes in

Canned chickpeasReady to eat rinsed and drained
150 g
Cucumber
80 g
Tomato
80 g
Ready to eat baby spinach
25 g
Lemon juice
1 tbsp
Olive oil
1 tsp
Salt if you like
1/8 tsp

Weigh chickpeas after rinsing and draining

US measuring spoons

Before you start

Clean first

Wash hands and use clean utensils and a clean work surface

Rinse fresh produce under running drinking water

Follow the spinach package instructions for ready to eat greens

Keep it chilled

Keep chilled ingredients at 4°C / 40°F or colder

Check your fridge with a thermometer and return perishables promptly

Discard perishables left out more than 2 hours or more than 1 hour above 32°C / 90°F

Read the labels

Check every label for allergens storage and preparation instructions

Use ready to eat canned chickpeas

Dried chickpeas are not a direct swap

This recipe has no allergen free certification or approved substitutions

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Step 1 of 4

Start with the chickpeas

Check the can is ready to eat

Drain and rinse the chickpeas

Let the water drain away then weigh out 150 g

Illustrated serving suggestion

Check fridge access before you start

Review your setup

Learn one thing

Dress a salad without drowning it

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Start with the chickpeas

Check the can is ready to eat

Drain and rinse the chickpeas

Let the water drain away then weigh out 150 g

Make the crunch

Cut the washed cucumber and tomato into small pieces

Put them in the bowl with the chickpeas and ready to eat spinach

Dress it gently

Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tsp olive oil

Lift and turn with your spoon until lightly coated

Taste, then decide

Taste a bite

Add a little of the optional salt

Then mix and taste before adding more

Eat now or refrigerate promptly

Dorm Chef Starter Kit

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  • 20 illustrated recipes for small kitchens
  • 6 lessons and a first week learning route
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The kit has 14 no cook recipes and 6 microwave recipes

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A first week learning route, a 3 meal basket and planning worksheets

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Apple cinnamon yogurt bowl ingredient page preview, page 12, with the full method in the reading sample

Apple cinnamon yogurt bowl

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DORM CHEF STARTER KIT — RECIPE SAMPLE Apple-cinnamon yogurt bowl Source: second-edition production draft, 22 September 2026, pages 12–13 of 64. Image preview: page 12, ingredients. The full method from page 13 is included below. 1 portion · No cooking · Fridge required AI illustration / serving suggestion. Follow the measured ingredient list. INGREDIENTS 170 g plain dairy yogurt 100 g apple 30 g ready-to-eat granola 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon EQUIPMENT Bowl, spoon, knife and chopping board. Kitchen scale, measuring spoons; refrigerator. ALLERGENS Contains milk; granola allergens vary. Check every label, including nuts and wheat. METHOD 1. Wash and cut. Wash the apple, remove the core, then weigh and cut 100 g into small pieces. 2. Stir the base. Put the yogurt in the bowl. Stir in the measured cinnamon until evenly speckled. 3. Add the apple. Place the apple over the yogurt. Keep the granola separate until you are ready to eat. 4. Finish with crunch. Scatter the granola on top. Eat promptly while the topping is still crisp. KITCHEN ROOMMATE SAYS Wet ingredients soften a crunchy topping. Add it last when you want contrast. HANDLING Keep perishables at 40 F / 4 C or colder. Eat promptly after assembly. Follow labels for unused ingredients. EDITION NOTE Recipe amounts and methods are editorial drafts; physical kitchen tests are not recorded. The image is an AI illustration, not a tested recipe photograph.
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