Ideal served with roast meats, Chickpea mash is a wonderfully warming and flavoursome addition.
Ingredients::
600 grams of tinned chickpeas
1 shallot
2 tbsp olive oil
Paprika
Method::
Drain the chickpeas and place into a pan of lightly salted water, bring to the boil and then lower the heat to a simmer, leave on the heat until heated through
Peel and finely slice the shallot, place in a frying and sweat off in a little olive oil over a moderate heat and cook until translucent and soft
Drain the chickpeas, place in the bowl of a food processor
Strain the shallots through a sieve over a bowl, add the olive oil to the chickpeas, blitz until smooth
Transfer to a serving dish and stir in the shallot, paprika, sea salt and white pepper to taste