100 things #24- Swiss chard with chickpeas (and assorted other random topics)

[cornerofmadness]

I made this diabetic friendly recipe this week and loved it. I'll admit it so many recipes using those healthy greens usually taste, well bitter and not pleasantly so. This was really good and really easy. About the only skills needed are chopping and don't burn it.

Swiss Chard with Chickpeas
Large bunch of red Swiss chard (@2 lbs) * I used rainbow. I doubt it matters much
2 tbs olive oil
1 medium onion diced
4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
2 scallions thinly sliced (you can skip if these aren’t in the budget)
2 cups chickpeas drained and rinsed
½ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 tomatoes seeded and diced (I tossed in the seeds, sue me, I’m lazy)
Juice of half a lemon
2 tbs grated Romano cheese


Wash the chard leaves and dry. Trim the stem ends and discard. Chop the leaves. Boil a pot of salted water and cook leaves for 7-8 minutes. Drain and press dry.

In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 6-7 minutes. Add the garlic and scallions and sauté for 1 minute.

Add the chickpeas, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes and cook for another minute. Add the chard leaves and sauté for 3 minutes.

Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Add the lemon Juice (don’t add before this or it gets bitter). Remove the skillet from heat and garnish with cheese. Serve.



Happy Birthday idic_writer Hope it was a good day.

I read Neil Gaiman's Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes for the campus library's banned book read out. God, I'm still as in love with that series as I was the day I bought Sandman #1

I finished a grant proposal to study the impact of pre-packaged vegetarian and/or gluten-free foods on diabetics, celiac patients, hypertensive patients and women with estrogen sensitive breast cancer.

and Jana was busy today. feminism and why pro-rape t-shirts aren’t a joke and on a MUCH lighter note What’s Up Wednesday and for those following my reading meme, what I just read can be found on this link.

What I'm reading now - City of Stairs a goodreads win

What I plan to read - Misshapes a goodreads win.

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Comments

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

I LOVE chickpeas & that recipe sounds yummy! :D

I hope you get your grant. <3

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I do too. When I was a kid, I'd go to the salad bar at Ponderosa and pretty much make a salad of nothing but ceci beans (only me and grandma liked them so my parents never had them in the house)

thank you

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*nods* As a kid, I don't remember ever seeing them, but when I older I discovered them & how much I LOVE them. :D The first I ever had them was in falafel. A friend of my sister's family had gotten back from Israel, (I was "hired" to paint a pic on her bedroom wall) & her mom made it for us for lunch. I was in HS at the time. XD

You're welcome! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Mmm falafel and hummus while we're at it. Italians cook a lot with cecis (as they call chickpeas) I have several chickpea recipes

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! Yes!! This Italian woman I used to work with used to make "cici beans" whenever she had a party & always brought the leftovers. XD They were sooo GOOD! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'll have to eventually post some of the recipes

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

That would be awesoem! :D

By the way, I've finished Soma for you. I hope you like him. :D

http://kiramaru7.livejournal.com/399845.html

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks so much. He's lovely. I love him

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I'm sooo glad you like him! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I do!

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

YAY! :D