Chickpea And Spinach Stew

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup water
• 10 ounces baby spinach
• 4 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 pinch saffron thread
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, with their liquid
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 large tomato, peeled and coarsely chopped (you may substitute a small can of diced tomatoes of you like)
• 1/2 cup golden raisin

Recipe

• 1 pour the water into a large deep skillet and bring to a boil.
• 2 add the spinach leaves and cook over high heat, tossing frequently, until wilted, about 2 minutes. drain the spinach in a colander, pressing hard on the leaves to extract the liquid. coarsely chop the spinach.
• 3 using the flat side of a large knife, mash the garlic to a paste with salt and saffron. transfer the garlic paste to a small bowl. add the paprika, cumin, cloves and black pepper and mash until combined. stir in 1/4 cup of the chickpea liquid.
• 4 wipe out the skillet. add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil to the skillet and heat until shimmering. add the onion and tomato and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until they are softened, about 3 minutes. add the spiced garlic sauce to the onion and tomato in the skillet and cook for 1 minute.
• 5 add the chickpeas and the remaining liquid to the skillet. add the raisins and bring to a boil over moderately high heat. add the spinach, reduce the heat to moderate, and simmer for 15 minutes. transfer the chickpea stew to 4 deep bowls, drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil on top, and serve.