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Kabuli Chickpeas, Garlicky Wilted Spinach and Red Onion Pasta

Courtesy of Simon Bryant, Australian chef and television presenter who has regularly made TV appearances on ABC’s ‘The Cook and the Chef’. He has recently published his book ‘Vegetables, Grains and Other Good Stuff’. Among other roles, he is the creative director of the Australian national food festival ‘Tasting Australia’.

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Ingredients

For 4 Person(s)

Kabuli Chickpeas, Garlicky Wilted Spinach and Red

  • 250 g kabuli chickpeas
  • wholemeal pasta (pappardelle, linguini, whatever; wider pasta is better here)
  • small bunch of spinach
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced
  • handful of parmesan
  • olive oil
  • lemon juice
  • pepper and salt flakes

Directions

  1. Prepare 250 g of kabuli chickpeas by soaking in plenty of cold water overnight in the fridge. Drain and discard the soak water then add 3 times their volume in cold water, bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes, or until tender. Drain, but reserve about 60 ml of the cooking liquid (it’s tasty).
  2. Cook up some quality wholemeal pasta (pappardelle, linguini, whatever; wider pasta is better here). Drain then toss in olive oil.
  3. Grab a small bunch of spinach (or any leafy green you fancy) and separate the leaves from the stems. Fry the stems and chickpeas over gentle heat in a decent dollop of good olive oil with a two cloves of crushed garlic for a couple of minutes. Fold in the leaves and splash in a squeeze of lemon juice, a little lemon zest, and the reserved chickpea cooking liquid. The spinach will wilt in a few seconds so don’t overcook at this stage.
  4. Throw that lot in a bowl with the pasta; add olive oil, cracked pepper, half a finely sliced red onion, salt flakes and a handful of grated parmesan.

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