Spelt & Fava Bean Sedani with Chickpeas and Leeks

by Josiah Meldrum February 09, 2021

This simple pasta dish shows off our fantastic collaboration with Pastificio Carleschi: sedani pasta made slowly and in small batches with UK grown organic fava bean flour and wholegrain spelt flour.

Carleschi's spelt & fava bean pasta is full of flavour, so we’ve done no more than cook down a few leeks from our Greengrow Cooperative veg box with a little of John Stringer's organic rapeseed oil and a cup of stock, with the addition of a few chickpeas. Carlin peas would work nicely too.

Serves 2

Ingredients

120 to 150g Spelt & Fava Bean Sedani (depending on appetite)
2 small / 1 medium to large Leek/s
1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
240g Cooked Chickpeas or Carlin Peas (soak and cook 120g dried or use the drained contents of a 400g can of Carlin Peas in Water)
200ml Vegetable Stock or Water with 1 tsp Fava Bean Umami Paste (if using unsalted canned chickpeas or carlin peas, use the water as the base for the stock)

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to a vigorous boil, add the pasta, cover and cook for 8 minutes until al dente.
Meanwhile sauté the leeks in the oil over a medium heat until tender and bright green.
Add the stock and chickpeas, and bring to a gentle simmer.
Drain the pasta and serve topped with the leeks and chickpeas. Buon appetito!

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