I stopped at the local produce market to pick up a couple of things when
I spotted a small display of fresh garbanzos.

I had never seen them before.

I bought about a quarter of a pound - they were 4.99 per pound. They are
very light but there are also a lot of empty pods so you have to pick
carefully.

What do you do with them beside just eat them raw. They have a very
green, fresh taste.

Here's a picture.

http://tinypic.com/r/b7apup/6


-Tracy

On Feb 26, 3:54*pm, Tracy > wrote:
> I stopped at the local produce market to pick up a couple of things when
> I spotted a small display of fresh garbanzos.
>
> I had never seen them before.
>
> I bought about a quarter of a pound - they were 4.99 per pound. They are
> very light but there are also a lot of empty pods so you have to pick
> carefully.
>
> What do you do with them beside just eat them raw. They have a very
> green, fresh taste.
>
> Here's a picture.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/b7apup/6
>
> -Tracy

Once upon a time we planted garbanzo beans in our garden.. Two whole
rows of them. Didn't know that
there are basically one bean to a pod. After all the work of shelling
enough to make a meal....well, needless to say we didn't plant
garbanzo beans anymore.

On Feb 26, 3:54*pm, Tracy > wrote:
> I stopped at the local produce market to pick up a couple of things when
> I spotted a small display of fresh garbanzos.
>
> I had never seen them before.
>
> I bought about a quarter of a pound - they were 4.99 per pound. They are
> very light but there are also a lot of empty pods so you have to pick
> carefully.
>
> What do you do with them beside just eat them raw. They have a very
> green, fresh taste.
>
> Here's a picture.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/b7apup/6
>
> -Tracy

Mark Bittman at the New York Times had a recipe for garbanzo beans in
his column that looked really good.
You could use the fresh ones since the recipe calls for cooked or
canned.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/di...tml?ref=dining

On Feb 26, 3:54*pm, Tracy > wrote:
> I stopped at the local produce market to pick up a couple of things when
> I spotted a small display of fresh garbanzos.
>
> I had never seen them before.
>
> I bought about a quarter of a pound - they were 4.99 per pound. They are
> very light but there are also a lot of empty pods so you have to pick
> carefully.
>
> What do you do with them beside just eat them raw.

Do NOT eat them raw unless you want to get suffer from the toxic
comppounds.
> They have a very
> green, fresh taste.
>
> Here's a picture.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/b7apup/6
>
> -Tracy