At a glance
Blot the chickpeas until their skins look matte, roast them in a single layer, then toss them with za’atar and lemon zest while they’re hot. Serve the tahini dip on the side to keep the chickpeas crisp.
Canna-Crunch Za’atar Roasted Chickpeas
Prep 15 min · Roast 25–35 min · Total About 50 min · Yield 6 servings
Ingredients & directions
Crisp za’atar chickpeas with lemon-tahini dip
Ingredients
Za’atar chickpeas
Lemon-tahini dip
Heat the oven to 425°F (218°C) with a rack in the middle. Set out a colander, clean kitchen towel, bare 13-by-18-inch rimmed sheet pan, fine grater, heatproof bowl, small whisk and six dip cups.
Directions
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Dry the chickpeas
Drain and rinse the chickpeas in the colander. Spread them across the towel, fold the towel over and gently roll and blot until the skins look matte. Discard any skins that slip off. If the towel gets damp, move the chickpeas to a dry patch and blot again.
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Oil and roast in one layer
Toss the dry chickpeas on the pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil and ¼ teaspoon salt. Spread them in one layer with room between them. Roast for 25 to 35 minutes, shaking the pan halfway through. Look for deep golden color and dry, lightly blistered skins. Let one cool for a minute and bite into it. If it’s still chewy, roast for 3 minutes more and check again.
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Toss with za’atar and lemon
Tip the hot chickpeas into the heatproof bowl. Drizzle with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil and toss with the za’atar and lemon zest. Spread the chickpeas back across the pan for 5 minutes so steam can escape. Divide evenly into six servings.
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Whisk and portion the dip
While the chickpeas roast, whisk the tahini, lemon juice and ⅛ teaspoon salt. The mixture will thicken. Whisk in cold water a tablespoon at a time until it falls from the whisk in a thick ribbon. Divide it among six cups. Serve the dip plain. For an adult who requests an infused serving, measure their labeled oil in the label’s units and stir it into their dip cup with a separate spoon. Label that cup.
Storage Chickpeas are crispest the day they’re roasted. Refrigerate the chickpeas and dip in separate containers within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Keep at 40°F (4°C) or colder and use within 3 days. Refrigerate any infused dip separately in a labeled, locked child-resistant container.
Serving with THC Use only a labeled oral product for consenting adults of legal age where permitted. Health Canada suggests choosing 2.5 mg THC or less if you are new to edibles. Effects can take up to 4 hours to fully develop. Avoid taking more during that time. Do not drive or operate machinery after using cannabis. Label infused food, keep it apart from plain food, and lock it away from children and pets.
Kitchen notes
Keep the chickpeas crisp
If they soften after roasting
Steam collects when you heap hot chickpeas in a bowl. Let them cool in one layer on the pan and keep the dip separate until each bite.
If the dip looks grainy or stiff
Tahini can tighten when it meets lemon juice. Whisk in the cold water gradually. If the dip thickens in the fridge, loosen it with another teaspoon of cold water.
Taste the za’atar first
Blends vary in salt and acidity. If yours tastes salty, use half the roasting salt and taste again after seasoning. Tahini and most za’atar blends contain sesame.
Make it without cannabis
Leave all six dip cups plain. The chickpeas also work on their own or scattered over a salad.
Use the product label
Estimate THC in a portion
Enter the amount of labeled edible oil you measured into one dip cup. The chickpeas and shared tahini dip stay plain. Use the same unit for the label amount and the amount used.
The estimate is for what you add to one serving. Product variation and any finish left on the spoon can change the amount consumed.
THC in one portion = label THC (mg) × amount used ÷ label amount.
If a label lists 10 mg THC per 5 mL and you measure 0.5 mL into one dip cup, that cup has an estimated 1 mg THC added (10 × 0.5 ÷ 5). The other five cups stay plain.
Serve it plain if you cannot verify the label or measure the amount in the label’s units.