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Prep 15 minCook 30 minServes 4
Ingredients
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800 g canned no-added-salt chickpeas, drained and rinsed
400 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
200 g baby spinach
1 large onion, chopped (200 g)
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
4 g ground cumin
4 g smoked paprika
25 ml lemon juice (25 g)
4 slices wholegrain bread (160 g), to serve
1.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Warm the oil in a wide pan over medium-low heat and cook the onion for 10 minutes, until soft and sweet.
Add the garlic, cumin and paprika and stir for a minute, until they smell toasted rather than dusty.
Add the tomatoes and salt, crush them against the pan, and simmer 15 minutes until darkened and thick.
Stir in the chickpeas with a splash of water and cook 10 minutes more, crushing a handful of them against the side of the pan. The crushed ones thicken the sauce.
Fold the spinach through in handfuls until it wilts, then take it off the heat and add the lemon juice and plenty of pepper. Toast the bread and serve it alongside.
Tomorrow
Better the next day and it freezes well.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Chickpea and Spinach Stew
Serves 4 · Prep 15 min · Cook 30 min
Chickpeas simmered with tomato, cumin and smoked paprika until the sauce thickens around them, with spinach folded in at the end.
Ingredients
800 g canned no-added-salt chickpeas, drained and rinsed
400 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
200 g baby spinach
1 large onion, chopped (200 g)
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
4 g ground cumin
4 g smoked paprika
25 ml lemon juice (25 g)
4 slices wholegrain bread (160 g), to serve
1.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
1973 kJ / 471.5 kcal · protein 22.2 g · carbohydrate 50.7 g · fibre 22.8 g · fat 14.5 g · sodium 376.3 mg
Method
Warm the oil in a wide pan over medium-low heat and cook the onion for 10 minutes, until soft and sweet.
Add the garlic, cumin and paprika and stir for a minute, until they smell toasted rather than dusty.
Add the tomatoes and salt, crush them against the pan, and simmer 15 minutes until darkened and thick.
Stir in the chickpeas with a splash of water and cook 10 minutes more, crushing a handful of them against the side of the pan. The crushed ones thicken the sauce.
Fold the spinach through in handfuls until it wilts, then take it off the heat and add the lemon juice and plenty of pepper. Toast the bread and serve it alongside.
Tomorrow
Better the next day and it freezes well.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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