VEGAN CHICKPEA SHAKSHUKA

This Mediterranean chickpea shakshuka is the perfect mid-week savoir and what makes it even better is that you can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. At least if you ask me. J

I guess the traditional shakshuka is made with eggs but my shakshuka comes with chickpeas instead. And it’s a real one-pot wonder. It’s basically ‘just’ a delicious tomato sauce with some other goodies in it. When it comes to seasoning, I sometimes make it more ‘middle-eastern’ by using cumin and cinnamon but here I wanted to go all Italian so I used rosemary, oregano and basil. Also, you could use pepperoncini instead of the Kalamata olives too to mix up the flavours a bit.

This is a fantastic ‘basic’ shakshuka recipe and a real crowd pleaser at ours. Both vegetarians and meat-eaters really like it and, I usually serve it either as is or with bread or rice, for example.

I hope you enjoy your shakshuka!

VEGAN CHICKPEA SHAKSHUKA

 

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Author: Antidote Kitchen

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1btsp olive oil
• 1 yellow onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 x 400g can chickpeas (cooked)
• Spices 1-2 tsp/each: Sea salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, rosemary, oregano, chili powder (optional)
• 1 handful Kalamata olives
• 1 avocado (optional)
• Fresh basil (optional)

Instructions

1. Chop the yellow onion, garlic cloves and red bell pepper
2. Heat up a pan with 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat and add the veggies
3. Sauté for 5 minutes until the onion turns translucent and the pepper softens a bit
4. Then add the tomato paste, chopped tomatoes and all the spices and bring to simmer. Taste and adjust seasoning if required
5. Drain the chickpeas and add to the mixture. Cook for about 20 minutes over low/medium heat so that the sauce thickens and the chickpeas soak up all the delicious flavours
6. Then stir in the Kalamata olives
7. Take off the heat and finish off with some fresh basil and avocado if desired
8. Serve as is or with bread, rice or pasta

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 Calories: 476 Fat: 24 Carbohydrates: 44 Sugar: 15 Fiber: 12 Protein: 17

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