Recipe for Chickpeas with Swiss Chard ( Inzimino Di Ceci) 
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Yield:
6
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
175 gm dried chickpeas soaked overnight
1 lrg clv garlic peeled
6 tbl olive oil
900 gm swiss chard leaves washed with large stems removed
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 med red onion peeled and coarsely chopped
2 med carrots peeled and cut into small pieces
2 x dried chillies crumbled
250 ml white wine
2 tbl tomato sauce (qv)
3 x handfuls flat leaf parsley
2 tbl lemon juice
Instructions:
Instructions: Soak the chickpeas in a generous amount of water overnight with the bicarbonate of soda.

Drain the chickpeas and place in a saucepan with water to cover add the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.

Bring to the boil then simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.

Keen in their liquid until ready to use.

Blanch the chard and chop coarsely.

Heat the remaining olive oil in a large pan over medium heat add the onion and carrot and cook slowly for 15 minutes or until the carrots are tender.

Season with salt pepper and the chilli.

Pour in the wine and reduce almost completely.

Add the tomato sauce and reduce until very thick.

Add the chard and chickpeas and mix.

Season and cook for lo minutes.

Chop two thirds of the parsley leaves and add to the mixture with the lemon juice.

Serve sprinkled with the whole parsley leaves and a little extra virgin olive oil.

Serves 6

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