Chick-Peas And Spinach Tapas Recipe - Cooking Index
10 oz | 284g | Fresh spinach leaves - rinsed |
= (or a 10-oz pkg frozen leaf spinach) | ||
1 | Chick-peas - (19 oz) - drained, rinsed | |
1 | Red bell pepper - finely diced | |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Snipped fresh chives |
1 | Lemon - (to 2) - juiced or to taste | |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Extra-virgin olive oil - (to 1/3) |
Salt - to taste | ||
Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
If using fresh spinach: Cook the spinach in a saucepan with the water clinging to its leaves, stirring, until wilted. Drain, squeeze dry, and finely chop. If using frozen spinach, follow package directions, drain, squeeze dry, and finely chop.
In a bowl combine the spinach with the chick peas, pepper, chives, lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Serve as is or chilled with toasted bread or as a filling for pita pockets.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Source:
MELTING POT with Padma Lakshmi - (Show # MP-1A48) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK
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