Creamy Spinach and Chickpeas
I had been thinking of something that i could quickly whip up and strangely i watched a youtube video with bon appetit staff cooking their go to under 15 minute meals, some were things i normally cooked like fried rice or fried noodles but then i saw this recipe and had most of the ingredients at home so decided to give it a try.
Recipe from https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/creamy-spinach-and-chickpeas
serving: 4
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 large shallots, thinly sliced
1 10-oz. package frozen spinach, thawed, drained
1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
Kosher salt
3/4 cup heavy cream, divided
1 15-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed
1/4 cup harissa paste (preferably New York Shuk)
1/2 cup giardiniera, coarsely chopped, or sliced pickled cherry peppers
1/4 cup sliced pickled cherry peppers
1/2 cup store-bought fried shallots
Warm flatbread and lemon wedges (for serving)
Preparation:
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Cook shallots, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add spinach, flour, and a large pinch of salt; cook, stirring constantly, until flour is well combined, about 1 minute. Add ½ cup cream and ½ cup water and cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is thick and creamy, about 4 minutes. Taste creamed spinach and season with more salt if needed.
Meanwhile, cook chickpeas, harissa paste, a large pinch of salt, and remaining ¼ cup cream in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until sauce is clinging to chickpeas, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in giardiniera; taste and season with more salt if needed.
Spoon creamed spinach into a large shallow bowl. Pile chickpea mixture over and top with pickled peppers, then fried shallots.
Serve creamed spinach and chickpeas with warm flatbread and lemon wedges alongside for squeezing over.
