Espinacas con Garbanzos
Seville's spinach and chickpea stew, Moorish in its roots and eaten through Lent in every tapas bar — the sauce is thickened with bread fried in olive oil and pounded with garlic, cumin, smoked paprika and sherry vinegar.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 480 g cooked chickpeas (2 tins, drained)
- 500 g fresh spinach
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 40 g day-old white bread, crusts removed
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1.5 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 150 ml water
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1744 kcal · P 64.5g · C 180.2g · F 92.9g
Estimated from 9 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Wash the spinach and wilt it in a large dry pan over medium heat for 2–3 minutes, with only the water clinging to the leaves. Drain, squeeze lightly and chop roughly.
- 2Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in the same pan over medium heat and fry the bread and whole garlic cloves for 3–4 minutes, turning, until golden.
- 3Pound the bread and garlic in a mortar with the cumin, paprika, vinegar and a pinch of salt into a thick paste, adding a splash of the water; a small blender works too.
- 4Heat the remaining oil, add the chickpeas and fry for 2 minutes, then stir in the bread paste and the rest of the water.
- 5Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens and coats the chickpeas.
- 6Add the spinach, warm through for 2 minutes and taste for salt and vinegar — it should be smoky with a gentle tang.
- 7Serve hot or warm, in small earthenware dishes as a tapa or in bowls as a main course.
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Questions and answers
How long does Espinacas con Garbanzos take to make?
About 28 minutes: 10 min prep and 18 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Espinacas con Garbanzos?
10 ingredients: cooked chickpeas (2 tins, fresh spinach, extra virgin olive oil, day-old white bread, garlic cloves, ground cumin, sweet smoked paprika, sherry vinegar, water, salt.
How many servings does this Espinacas con Garbanzos recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Espinacas con Garbanzos?
About 436 kcal, with 16.1 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate and 23.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Espinacas con Garbanzos recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Espinacas con Garbanzos?
Espinacas con Garbanzos comes from Spanish cuisine.
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