Recipe

Chickpeas with Swiss chard

Name: Chickpeas with Swiss chard
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 400 g chickpeas; 400 g Swiss chard; 2 chorizos; 3 cloves of garlic; 5 tablespoons oil; ½ cup broth (or water); Salt and pepper, to taste; Water, for soaking and cooking the chickpeas

Stewed chickpeas with Swiss chard, garlic and chorizo: a nutritious, tasty and simple dish, ideal for a healthy and balanced diet.

CiberCubaFebruary 11, 2009

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Preparation10 min
Cooking50 min
Total time1 h
Servings4 servings
DifficultyEasy

Chickpeas with Swiss chard are an ideal dish to include in a healthy and balanced diet. The recipe comes from the Mediterranean, just like its ingredients. Chickpeas are not the most common legumes in Cuba, but on the island several dishes that came to us from Spanish cuisine are eaten, and this is one of them: delicious, very nutritious and simple to make.

Method

Soak the chickpeas from the night before.
Change the water and soften the chickpeas in the pressure cooker for about 40 minutes. Check that they are soft, drain them and set them aside.
Wash and drain the Swiss chard. Cut it into thin strips and then make several crosswise cuts so that the strips do not become too long and get stuck in the mouth.
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Cut the chorizos into 1 cm rounds and crush the garlic cloves.
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Heat the oil in a pot, add the garlic and let them brown.
Add the chorizo and, when it starts to release its fat, add the Swiss chard and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add the chickpeas, adjust the salt level and cover everything with the broth.
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Let the chickpeas with Swiss chard dry to your liking and serve.
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