Soaked chickpeas, left on baking sheet overnight to dry…
August 1, 2021 9:26 AM   Subscribe

I’m making roast chickpeas. I soaked a bag of then overnight and then spread them out on a baking sheet to dry on the counter before roasting but I didn’t get around to doing it yesterday. Now some of them have dark spots?

They weren’t in a single layer on the baking sheet. Grabbing a handful, feels kinda sticky but picking them up individually, they are not. They smell okay? Yesterday was temperate, not too hot/humid. Will they still taste okay roasted? Or should I toss and trek to store for another bag.
posted by TWinbrook8 to Food & Drink (3 answers total)
 
Best answer: They probably had the spots before but they got darker. Spots on chickpeas are common, see a pic on this previous question.

Anyway, I would personally not hesitate to roast them and eat them, unless the spots are obviously fuzzy mold that has grown overnight. In that case I'd rinse them thoroughly first.
posted by SaltySalticid at 10:27 AM on August 1, 2021 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: Thanks, roasted now and they’re great!
posted by TWinbrook8 at 11:39 AM on August 1, 2021 [1 favorite]


Maybe don't eat them all in one sitting at first. That way if your gut has a reaction, it's not to the entire batch.
posted by aniola at 12:12 PM on August 1, 2021


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