Chickpea Fries with Yogurt Tahini Dip

Recipe by The View From the Great Island

Chickpea Fries are a magical combination of crispy and creamy ~ make sure you have plenty of yogurt tahini dip to go around! I don’t know about you, but some of the best food I’ve ever had, I’ve had in bars.  That includes wine bars, tapas bars, pubs, any drinking establishment that also serves food.  God bless ’em.  You feel like you’ve had a night out without spending too much, and, I don’t know, maybe it’s the proximity to all that booze, but food just tastes better in a bar.   We first had crispy chickpea fries several years ago in our favorite little tapas bar tucked down a winding brick alleyway in Portsmouth New Hampshire.   It was interesting, though, because the European concept of tapas, where little plates get passed around the table and shared by everyone doesn’t seem to work so well when it comes to these fries…these fries inspire an everyman for himself mentality — basically a grab fest.  But that’s not an issue since we’ve moved to LA.  I haven’t seen them on any menus out here, and so I make them myself.  I make plenty to go around. and everybody gets their own plate. …
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