Chickpea Tinga Tacos

Chickpea Tinga Tacos

🥘 Ingredients

  • Southwest Spice Blend
    1 tbsp
  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • chickpeas
    2 unit
  • flour tortillas
    4 unit
  • lime
    1 unit
  • long green pepper
    1 unit
  • monterey jack cheese
    ½ cup
  • olive oil
    2.667 tbsp
  • paper towels
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • shallot
    1 unit
  • sour cream
    2 tbsp
  • sugar
    2 tsp
  • tomato
    1 unit
  • white wine vinegar
    1 tsp

🍳 Cookware

  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and very thinly slice shallot . Drain and rinse chickpeas . Core, deseed, and finely chop long green pepper . Quarter lime . Dice tomato .
    shallot: 1 unit, chickpeas: 2 unit, long green pepper: 1 unit, lime: 1 unit, tomato: 1 unit
  2. 2
    In a medium bowl , combine white wine vinegar , half the shallot, 1 tsp sugar , a pinch of salt , and 1 TBSP water until sugar and salt are mostly dissolved. Set aside to pickle.
    white wine vinegar: 1 tsp, sugar: 2 tsp, salt: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    Pat chickpeas dry with paper towels ; season with half the Southwest Spice Blend , salt, and black pepper . Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan . Add chickpeas and cook until lightly browned, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Transfer to a second bowl.
    paper towels, Southwest Spice Blend: 1 tbsp, black pepper: 1 tsp, olive oil: 2.667 tbsp
  4. 4
    Wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm, ⏱️ 30 seconds . In a small bowl , combine sour cream and a squeeze of lime juice. Stir in water until drizzling consistency.
    flour tortillas: 4 unit, sour cream: 2 tbsp
  5. 5
    Divide tortillas between plates. Fill with chickpea filling, tomato, monterey jack cheese , crema, and pickled shallot. Serve with lime wedges.
    monterey jack cheese: ½ cup