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Prep 10 minCook 25 minServes 2
Ingredients
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40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
1 small brown onion, finely chopped (100 g)
2 garlic cloves, chopped (10 g)
3 g ground cumin
2 g smoked paprika
300 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
300 g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
100 ml water (100 g)
100 g baby spinach, roughly chopped
10 ml lemon juice (10 g)
100 g Greek yoghurt
1 large soft pita bread (70 g), warmed and torn
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Warm the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion for 8 minutes, until translucent and sweet.
Add the garlic, cumin and smoked paprika and stir for 1 minute.
Tip in the tomatoes, crushing the whole ones against the pan, and simmer 8 minutes until thick.
Add the chickpeas and water and simmer 10 minutes, then crush at least half of them against the base of the pan with a fork or masher until the skins give way and the stew thickens around them. Whole chickpeas are the only thing in this pan that asks for a chew.
Add the spinach in handfuls and cook 2 minutes, until completely collapsed, then stir in the lemon juice and taste.
Spoon into bowls, top with the yoghurt and pepper, and serve with the warm torn pita for scooping.
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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Crushed Chickpea, Spinach & Tomato Stew
Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Cook 25 min
Chickpeas crushed into a cumin and tomato base with wilted spinach and a spoon of yoghurt, scooped up with warm soft pita.
Ingredients
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
1 small brown onion, finely chopped (100 g)
2 garlic cloves, chopped (10 g)
3 g ground cumin
2 g smoked paprika
300 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
300 g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
100 ml water (100 g)
100 g baby spinach, roughly chopped
10 ml lemon juice (10 g)
100 g Greek yoghurt
1 large soft pita bread (70 g), warmed and torn
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2329 kJ / 556.6 kcal · protein 19.2 g · carbohydrate 48.6 g · fibre 15.2 g · fat 27.4 g · sodium 648.5 mg
Method
Warm the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion for 8 minutes, until translucent and sweet.
Add the garlic, cumin and smoked paprika and stir for 1 minute.
Tip in the tomatoes, crushing the whole ones against the pan, and simmer 8 minutes until thick.
Add the chickpeas and water and simmer 10 minutes, then crush at least half of them against the base of the pan with a fork or masher until the skins give way and the stew thickens around them. Whole chickpeas are the only thing in this pan that asks for a chew.
Add the spinach in handfuls and cook 2 minutes, until completely collapsed, then stir in the lemon juice and taste.
Spoon into bowls, top with the yoghurt and pepper, and serve with the warm torn pita for scooping.
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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