The combination of beans and greens is a particular favorite of mine, especially when the beans are creamy garbanzos and the greens are young, tender leaves of swiss chard. If I have cooked garbanzo beans on hand, as I did from another meal this week, I know I can have a quick, simple, delicious dinner of beans and greens ready to eat in a matter of minutes.
I chopped up a slice of bacon, and cooked it until the fat rendered. I added a bit of onion — the quarter left over from last night’s dinner — and cooked it until slightly soft. Then I tossed in a bunch of swiss chard, sliced into wide strips, still wet from rinsing. I covered the pan and simmered for a few minutes until the chard was tender, then added the chickpeas and cooked uncovered until the peas were warm. I splashed on a little cider vinegar, added a few grinds of black pepper, and dinner was ready.
Thanks to the local farmers and ranchers who provide the food we eat:
- Sea Breeze Farm, Vashon, WA (14 miles): bacon
- Willie Green’s Organic Farm, Monroe, WA (22 miles): Swiss chard
- Sidhu Farms, Puyallup, WA (31 miles): onion
- Rockridge Orchards, Enumclaw, WA (34 miles): cider vinegar
- Alvarez Organic Farm, Mabton, WA (148 miles): garbanzo beans
Non-local ingredients:
- Black pepper (far, far away)
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Yum this looks good! Can you still buy those dried beans at the farmers market or is that a summer thing? I don’t see them at UW but I know not all the farmers hit that one up. I think it must be more money or something.
Thanks, Annette! Alvarez is the only local farm I know of that sells dried garbanzos, and they don’t sell at UDFM. They are at most of the other markets (including ours on Queen Anne), but not year-round.
The UDFM has a waiting list of farmers who want in. I don’t think it charges a higher percentage than any of the other NFMA markets, but the farmers make more there because of the numbers of shoppers.
Oh yum. I know it’s kinda cheating, but I usually have canned ‘banzos on hand. Will have to try this.
My dad found some dried garbanzo beans and I have been wondering what to do with them. I may try this… it does look good!
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