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Stuffed Escarole Leaves with Marinated Chickpeas Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

3 c Dried chickpeas

2 ts Dried sage

5 ea Bay leaves

1/4 ts Salt

1 pn Freshly ground black pepper

4 md Tomatoes, seeded & diced

2 ts Minced garlic

2 tb Chopped fresh parsley

2 tb White wine vinegar

1 lg Head escarole

-- washed and cored Rinse chickpeas, place in a large bowl and cover with 9 cups water. Refrigerate and let soak overnight. In a large pot, bring two quarts of water to a boil. Add sage and bay leaves. Drain chickpeas and rinse well. Add chickpeas to boiling water and cook until they are soft, about 30 to 45 minutes. Drain chickpeas, reserving 2 cups of cooking liquid. Sprinkle chickpeas with salt and pepper, and lightly mash them with a fork. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl toss tomatoes with garlic and parsley. Add cooled chickpeas and toss with just enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Add vinegar to taste. Bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside. Place escarole leaves in a strainer and submerge in boiling water until leaves are soft, about 2 minutes. Remove leaves from water and immediately plunge them into ice water. Drain and pat dry. Lay leaves out flat nad place about 2 or 3 tablespoons of chickpea mixture at broad end of each leaf. Roll up like a cigar, turning sides in to enclose filling. Serve at room temperature.

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<h1>Stuffed Escarole Leaves with Marinated Chickpeas</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>3 c Dried chickpeas <P>2 ts Dried sage <P>5 ea Bay leaves <P>1/4 ts Salt <P>1 pn Freshly ground black pepper <P>4 md Tomatoes, seeded & diced <P>2 ts Minced garlic <P>2 tb Chopped fresh parsley <P>2 tb White wine vinegar <P>1 lg Head escarole <P>-- washed and cored Rinse chickpeas, place in a large bowl and cover with 9 cups water. Refrigerate and let soak overnight. In a large pot, bring two quarts of water to a boil. Add sage and bay leaves. Drain chickpeas and rinse well. Add chickpeas to boiling water and cook until they are soft, about 30 to 45 minutes. Drain chickpeas, reserving 2 cups of cooking liquid. Sprinkle chickpeas with salt and pepper, and lightly mash them with a fork. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl toss tomatoes with garlic and parsley. Add cooled chickpeas and toss with just enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Add vinegar to taste. Bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside. Place escarole leaves in a strainer and submerge in boiling water until leaves are soft, about 2 minutes. Remove leaves from water and immediately plunge them into ice water. Drain and pat dry. Lay leaves out flat nad place about 2 or 3 tablespoons of chickpea mixture at broad end of each leaf. Roll up like a cigar, turning sides in to enclose filling. Serve at room temperature. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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