Spinach and Chickpeas
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 or 3slices crusty bread, for crumbs
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- ¼cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1pound spinach
- 1teaspoon pimenton (smoked paprika)
- 1teaspoon ground cumin
- 16-ounce can or 2 cups cooked chickpeas
- 1tablespoon sherry vinegar
Preparation
- Step 1
Pulse bread in a food processor to make crumbs. Saute garlic in ¼ cup olive oil until fragrant, then add bread crumbs and stir frequently until evenly toasted; remove.
- Step 2
Add remaining oil to the pan and add the spinach, along with the pimenton and cumin. Cook until it is quite soft, about 10 minutes.
- Step 3
Add the chickpeas to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or so. When ready to serve, stir in the sherry vinegar and sprinkle with the toasted bread crumbs.
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Excellent recipe. Had no spinach but used kale. Used lemon juice instead of vinegar. Included some tomatoes. So it lends itself to some variation, according to your preference or creativity.
I cooked the chickpeas first So they were crispy and then added spinach. I added 1 shake of cayenne pepper with the cumin. Excellent quick dinner. The toasty breadcrumbs were so good. I used panko crumbs.
Almost flavorless until I added a can of tomatoes, extra cumin, coriander, turmeric, cilantro, feta cheese, and some of the chickpea water. Then it was delicious and something I’d make again, but otherwise a do not recommend.
Easy and pretty good. I drained the chickpeas (the recipe doesn't specify). Also I used frozen spinach and purchased bread crumbs. The crumbs add some nice heft. You could add some cheese, feta or similar, and it would be very tasty.