Quick winter recipe for 2 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has olive oil, chilli, root ginger, chickpea, baby spinach, red pepper, halloumi cheese and lemon.
Spiced chickpeas with halloumi
Course: Quick winter
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Red Pepper: 3 red peppers from a jar or deli counter
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Chickpea: 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- Halloumi Cheese: half 250g pack halloumi cheese, drained
- Lemon: juice 1 lemon
- Chilli: 1 chilli, deseeded and finely chopped, or half tsp chilli powder
- Baby Spinach: 200g bag baby spinach
- Root Ginger: 2 tsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
Directions
- Heat the oil in a pan, then gently fry the chilli and ginger for 1 min. Stir in chickpeas, spinach and peppers, then season. Cover, then cook gently for 3-4 mins, stirring occasionally, until the spinach has wilted and the chickpeas are warmed through.
- Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan until piping hot. Cut the halloumi into 6 slices and quickly fry for 1-2 mins each side. Stir the lemon juice into the chickpeas and divide between two plates. Top with the halloumi and serve immediately.
