Chickpea And Green Bean Tagine

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups mixed dried fruit
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 220 g green beans, topped and tailed and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 400 g can diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 450 g can chickpeas
• 1/4 blanched almond, slivered
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated

Recipe

• 1 place the dried fruit in a small heatproof bowl. add boiling water to cover and soak for 20 minutes to soften. drain, coarsely chop and set aside.
• 2 heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. add the onion, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. stir in the garlic, cinnamon, turmeric and allspice and cook, stirring, for 30 secs. add the green beans, tomatoes, stock, brown sugar and salt & pepper to taste. reduce the heat to low and simmer until the green beans are tender, about 20 minutes.'.
• 3 add the reserved fruit and the chickpeas abd cook for 5-10 minutes to blend the flavours. stir in the alomnds, parsley, and lemon zest. taste and adjust the seasonings then serve hot.