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Espinacas con garbanzos

Chickpeas and spinach are coated in a thick sauce of toasted bread, garlic and warm spices. Sherry vinegar lifts the earthy flavor, making this a substantial vegetable meal or generous shared side.

VeganEasy4 bowls
Espinacas con garbanzos serving inspiration

Serving inspiration; this recipe’s finish may vary. Photo: Xemenendura · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop to fit.

Ingredients

Original recipe: 4 bowls. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 4 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 720 gCanned chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 400 gSpinach washed
  • 70 gWheat bread made without milk or eggs torn
  • 4 cloveGarlic sliced
  • 45 mlOlive oil
  • 1 ½ tspGround cumin
  • 1 tspSmoked paprika
  • 20 mlSherry vinegar
  • 250 mlWater
  • ¾ tspSalt
  • ¼ tspBlack pepper

Make it

  1. Heat 30 ml of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Toast the bread for 3–4 minutes, adding the garlic for the final minute, until golden.
  2. Transfer bread and garlic to a blender. Add cumin, paprika, vinegar and 150 ml of the water and blend to a thick sauce.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in the skillet. Add spinach in batches and cook for 3–4 minutes, until wilted.
  4. Stir in chickpeas, bread sauce, remaining water, salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 8–10 minutes, stirring often, until hot and thick enough to coat a spoon.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: Wheat. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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