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    Spanish Spinach with Chickpeas

    Published: Jan 29, 2015 · Modified: Feb 16, 2023 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 188 Comments

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    Spanish Spinach with Chickpeas

    Sometimes can be hard to eat out as a vegan here in Spain, but it's not impossible and in recent years, the number of vegan or vegetarian restaurants has increased.

    In Sevilla is easy to find Spanish spinach with chickpeas (espinacas con garbanzos in Spanish) in many traditional restaurants. Everybody loves it, even those who hate veggies, especially if you use finely chopped fresh spinach.

    It's common to use a lot of oil to make this delicious dish, but I prefer this lighter version, it's healthier and tastes amazing too. You only need 6 ingredients to make spinach with chickpeas: extra virgin olive oil, garlic, sweet paprika, spinach, chickpeas and salt (optional).

    Spanish Spinach with Chickpeas

    You can use canned chickpeas, but they have preservatives and additives. I prefer to cook them in boiling water for one or two hours or until they’re soft. You should soak the chickpeas overnight, the longer you let it soak before cooking, the quicker they will cook.

    Chickpeas

    Canned and frozen spinach is fine too, but fresh spinach is the best choice. You can use olive oil to cook the spinach instead of water, but I prefer my recipe. The result is a lower in calorie dish with a lot of flavor, so you won't miss the extra oil.

    Spinach

    Use a high quality paprika, it will make the difference. I love "Pimentón de la Vera" (smoked Spanish sweet paprika), but you can also use hot paprika or any kind you like.

    Spinach with Chickpeas

    Many people add more spinach, so feel free to add more. Besides, it's not necessary to chop the spinach, but I think the dish looks and tastes better.

    Spinach with Chickpeas

    The recipe is ready in only 15 or 20 minutes (if you use cooked chickpeas, of course) and is super easy to make. I make it almost every week, it's one of my all time favorite chickpea recipes.

    If you make this Spanish spinach with chickpeas recipe, please leave a comment or tag a picture #simpleveganblog on Instagram or any other social network. We love to see your pictures and comments, it makes us very happy!

    Spinach with Chickpeas

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    Spanish Spinach with Chickpeas

    Spanish Spinach with Chickpeas

    Spinach with chickpeas is a traditional Spanish recipe. Everybody loves it, even those who hate veggies, especially if you use finely chopped fresh spinach.
    4.62 from 44 votes
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    Course: Main Dish
    Cuisine: Spanish
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Author: Iosune


    Ingredients 

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    • Extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 head of garlic, 12 cloves
    • 3 tablespoon sweet paprika
    • 6 cups spinach
    • ½ cup water
    • 3 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
    • Sea salt, optional
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    Instructions 

    • Cook the garlic (diced) in a saucepan with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until golden brown.
    • Add the paprika, stir and add the spinach (finely chopped). Add the water and salt to taste (optional) and cook for about 5 minutes. You can use oil instead of water to cook the spinach.
    • Add the cooked chickpeas, stir, add more oil if you want (you can add more paprika and salt too) and cook for 5 minutes more.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 6828IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Comments

    1. Pablo says

      February 28, 2023 at 10:45 pm

      The original recipe is with code too

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 01, 2023 at 9:04 am

        Hi Pablo! I don't know what you want to mean by code, sorry!

        Reply
    2. Sandra says

      November 09, 2021 at 6:06 pm

      4 stars
      I just started to make this without the chick peas tasted. Really rather nice so have added choc peas. Will serve asca side tonight will add curry spice for tomorrow. Thank you for sharing

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        November 10, 2021 at 4:52 pm

        Hi! Enjoy it Sandra 🙂

        Reply
    3. Jerome Ripp says

      July 15, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      Can this be frozen once it is cooked as I have a lot of chard?

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        July 26, 2021 at 6:02 pm

        Hi! Feel free to freeze it 🙂

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