3 smashed lemony pepper Recipes

baby arugula (about 3 cups), feta cheese, crumbled, olive oil, divided, grated zest and freshly squeezed juice of 1/2 lemon (1 or 2 tsp zest, 1 or 2 tbsp juice), kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, canned no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed and drained, jarred piquillo peppers, drained , then cut into 1/2-inch dice, ground cumin, smoked spanish paprika (sweet or hot pimenton de la vera; optional), chopped thyme (from about 6 sprigs), pita breads

dried chickpeas , soaked overnight, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic , 2 smashed and 2 left whole without paper, bay leaves, extra-virgin olive oil , plus more as needed, lemon , zested and juiced, chopped parsley, for garnish