Spiced chickpeas with spinach and prawns
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Background
Tapas can be served as a starter or appetizer. This spiced chickpeas with spinach and prawns is a typical tapa, easy to make, healthy and delicious. You can serve it as a light lunch too with a piece of toast or quinoa, couscous, brown rice etc.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ red or yellow bell pepper
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp tomato purée
- 1 pinch chilli flakes
- 1 Tbsp sherry vinegar
- 6 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 tin black & white chickpeas
- 150g raw & peeled king prawns ( approx..)
- 2 large handfuls of baby spinach
- 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
- Lemon juice to serve
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onion and garlic. Cut the bell pepper into long strips.
- Heat the oil in frying pan and gently sauté the onion for 5 minutes, then add the garlic and bell pepper. Cook for another 5 minutes, then add the spices and tomato purée, and stir for a minute or so.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and the cherry vinegar.
- Put a lid on and gently sauté for about 5 minutes. You might need to add a drop of water.
- When the tomatoes have softened and released their jus, add the drained chickpeas. Season to taste and bring back to the boil.
- Put the prawns on top, then cover with a lid. Cook for 3 minutes. The prawns should have just turned pink.
- Now add the spinach, put the lid back on and turn off the heat.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes, until the spinach has wilted and the prawns have completely cooked through.
- Stir gently to combine the spinach and prawns with the chickpeas.
- Add the parsley and serve with some lemon juice.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Dinner - Everyday - Lunch - Main - Quick & Easy - Starter - Stir Fry
- Cuisines: - Spanish
- Occasions: - Dinner Party - Mothers Day - Parties - Picnic - Valentine's Day
- Ingredients: - Other Pulses - Shellfish
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Low Carb - Low Cholestrol - Low Fat - Nut Free - Semi-vegetarian - Sugar Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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