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  "slug": "mediterranean-chickpea-rice-bowls",
  "title": "Mediterranean Chickpea Rice Bowls",
  "description": "Warm seasoned chickpeas with rice, fresh vegetables, hummus and tahini.",
  "category": "Bowls",
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  "recipeYield": "Serves 4–6",
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    "Serves 4–6",
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  "ingredients": [
    "2–3 cups cooked rice",
    "2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed",
    "1 cucumber, chopped",
    "2 tomatoes, chopped",
    "Lettuce or other greens",
    "1 bell pepper, chopped",
    "1/2 red onion, thinly sliced",
    "Hummus",
    "Pita or flatbread, optional",
    "Olives, optional",
    "1 tbsp olive oil",
    "1 tsp cumin",
    "1 tsp paprika",
    "1/2 tsp garlic powder",
    "1/2 tsp oregano",
    "Salt and pepper",
    "A little lemon juice",
    "1/2 cup tahini",
    "1/4 cup lemon juice",
    "1/2 tsp garlic powder",
    "1/4 tsp salt",
    "Cold water to thin"
  ],
  "instructions": [
    "Toss chickpeas with the oil and chickpea seasonings. Sauté about 8–10 minutes or roast at 425°F for 20–25 minutes.",
    "Whisk sauce ingredients together, adding cold water gradually until creamy and pourable.",
    "Layer rice, lettuce, chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, pepper, onion, hummus and tahini sauce."
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        "2–3 cups cooked rice",
        "2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed",
        "1 cucumber, chopped",
        "2 tomatoes, chopped",
        "Lettuce or other greens",
        "1 bell pepper, chopped",
        "1/2 red onion, thinly sliced",
        "Hummus",
        "Pita or flatbread, optional",
        "Olives, optional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Chickpea seasoning",
      "items": [
        "1 tbsp olive oil",
        "1 tsp cumin",
        "1 tsp paprika",
        "1/2 tsp garlic powder",
        "1/2 tsp oregano",
        "Salt and pepper",
        "A little lemon juice"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Lemon-tahini sauce",
      "items": [
        "1/2 cup tahini",
        "1/4 cup lemon juice",
        "1/2 tsp garlic powder",
        "1/4 tsp salt",
        "Cold water to thin"
      ]
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  "notes": [
    "Final sautéed seasoning revision at 1649, for 2 cans chickpeas: 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp oregano, salt and pepper; finish with a little lemon juice.",
    "Revision at 1649 uses lemon-herb rice, cucumber, tomato, lettuce or spinach, optional carrot and green onion. Add about 2 tbsp lemon juice after rice cooks.",
    "Larger-batch note at 1780 uses 3–4 cans chickpeas for 7–8 servings; other amounts were not fully rescaled.",
    "Complete base recipe is from 1541; latest seasoning correction is from 1649. No new quantities were inferred for later topping changes."
  ],
  "servingSuggestions": [
    "Optional toasted walnuts or pumpkin seeds for crunch."
  ],
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