Spinach With Chickpeas

Ingredients (serves 6):

• 900 g fresh spinach
• 150 g cooked chickpeas
• 1 medium size onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 slice of stale white bread
• 5-6 tablespoons tomato puree
• cumin
• sherry vinegar
• extra virgin olive oil and salt.

Directions:

1. Boil the spinach for about 5 or 6 minutes and set aside, a bit soggy is better.
2. Heat 4-5 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil in a large frying pan.
3. Fry the garlic on low heat until golden brown, fish it out and put it into a pestle.
4. Dice and fry the bread in the same oil and then take to the pestle too when is nice and crunchy.
5. Crush together and add a tablespoon of the spinach water to form a paste.
6. In the same pan, fry the chopped onion with a pinch of salt until it is completely caramelized.
7. Add 5-6 tablespoons of crushed tomatoes/tomato puree and cook it for 2 minutes, until the oil separates a bit.
8. Add the boiled spinach with some of the spinach water, the bread paste, a teaspoon of salt or a little more if you like, another teaspoon of cumin and a teaspoon of sherry vinegar to the pan.
9. Finally stir in the chickpeas, mix well and cook until the liquid reduces, so you get a creamy stew.
10. Let it seat for 10 minutes before serving.

Source:

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