Healthy Pinto Bean Salad. Lately, we have been trying to eat from our pantry to save money. I had lots of pinto beans to use up and that is how this salad came to life.
I love this salad because it literally takes only a few minutes to whip up. It’s great for end of summer parties or any other gatherings. This healthy salad is vegan, gluten free and oil free!
I have told you before about my love of Cauliflower Popcorn. Well this dish combines my love of the popcorn with my husband’s Homemade BBQ Sauce. These may be even more addicting! Who doesn’t like BBQ sauce, right? This is a great way to get your kids to eat their veggies.
I’m not going to lie, the entire tray was gone in about 5 minutes! My 3 year old loved them! Plus, they are super easy to make.
BBQ Cauliflower Bites
You may also want to brush more BBQ sauce on. That’s it. This didn’t last long in our house. My husband pretty much inhaled them!
Have you ever had roasted chickpeas? OMG they are a delicious and addicting snack! My Maple Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas is one of the most pinned recipes on the blog, so when my husband made his Homemade BBQ Sauce the other day, I new I had to try it with the chickpeas!
These BBQ roasted chickpeas are so easy to make, and your kids will love it too! Mine did. They are naturally gluten free and also a safe snack for those with nut allergies.
BBQ Roasted Chickpeas
I check and shake them often to avoid them burning which can easily happen. If you feel the need, you can brush more BBQ sauce on right before removing from the oven. I make mine in very small batches so they don’t last long. They tend to lose their crunchiness once stored in a container. My kids will eat them soggy to though. They don’t seem to mind!
Homemade BBQ Sauce. Readers have been asking for a DIY BBQ sauce for some time now. Thanks to my husband, we now have a homemade BBQ sauce that is completely delicious.
This healthy and vegan BBQ sauce recipe is all his. If you like homemade salad dressing recipes, then you might also like this post.
Most store bought versions of BBQ sauce contain high fructose corn syrup or some other form of processed sugar. This BBQ sauce recipe contains no processed sugar and I promise you it’s delicious!
This recipe makes a good sized amount and I imagine it would stay good in the fridge for a couple of weeks.
We will be using this spread in some upcoming recipes. This BBQ sauce recipe is vegetarian and can easily be made vegan if you use maple syrup instead of honey.
Use immediately or store in the fridge in an airtight container. I save glass jars just for the purpose of storing things like this.