Lovely Chickpeas and Chard - Frankie Cooks

Chickpea and chard Ingredients: 2C dried chickpeas soaked in water overnight, and then drained. 1 bunch of swiss chard, cleaned and chopped into leaves and stems. 2-4 cloves of garlic, peeled paprika salt extra virgin olive oil white wine or a lemon squeezed into water bayleaf Method: Put the (rehydrated) chickpeas in a pan filled with cool water, add a little salt, garlic and a bayleaf if you’d like. bring to a boil, once boiling turn off the heat, cover the pan and allow them to steep for 10-15 min or until edible. In a second pan - add 2 tbs olive oil over medium high heat. add the chopped chard stems, toss - throw a few cloves of unpeeled garlic in there. add the chickpeas to the chard pan, sauté. add 1-2 TBS sweet paprika, toss. deglaze the brown bits on the bottom of your pan with 1/4c of white wine or water and lemon. Add the swiss chard leaves, cover for 45 seconds. Remove the top - the swiss chard should have “steamed”. adjust for salt. Add a squeeze of lemon. finish with some fresh olive oil. serve and enjoy! share, comment and subscribe! -FC