Name: Spanish Tapas-Style Chickpeas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tsp Herbie’s Whole Cumin Seeds; 1 tsp Herbie’s Hot Paprika; 1/2 tsp Herbie’s Smoked Paprika; 400g cooked chickpeas; 500g spinach, blanched in boiling water and drained; pinch of Herbie’s Saffron (about 40 strands), soaked in 3 tbsp hot water; 2 tbsp sherry vinegar (or cab sav vinegar); 8 sprigs of fresh oregano, leaves picked; 2 tbsp pine nuts, to serve

Spanish Tapas-Style Chickpeas

Warm tapas is a lot more than calamari and tortilla. This delicious dish, fragrant with saffron, cumin and fresh oregano makes a wonderful warm addition to a tapas meal, or is simply good enough to have on it’s own.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Yield: 4-6 Serves 1x

Category: Vegetarian

Cuisine: Spanish

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp Herbie’s Whole Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Herbie’s Hot Paprika
1/2 tsp Herbie’s Smoked Paprika
400g cooked chickpeas
500g spinach, blanched in boiling water and drained
pinch of Herbie’s Saffron (about 40 strands), soaked in 3 tbsp hot water
2 tbsp sherry vinegar (or cab sav vinegar)
8 sprigs of fresh oregano, leaves picked
2 tbsp pine nuts, to serve

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Instructions

Heat oil in a heavy based pan with garlic, cooking for 2 minutes before adding cumin, chilli and paprika.
Stir for a further minute to combine then add chickpeas, spinach, saffron with liquid, vinegar and oregano.
Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. If your chickpeas are particularly dry, you may need to add 1/4 – 1/2 cup water.
Check for seasoning and serve with pine nuts.