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Zucchini, chickpea and cherry tomato pasta

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Zucchini, chickpea and cherry tomato pasta, from the video Makes 2
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Ingredients
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  • 1½ cup pasta
  • water
  • 2–3 cloves garlic
Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta; finely chop the garlic.
  • ½ whole red onion
  • ½ whole zucchini
Prepare the half red onion and dice the half zucchini.
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes
  • ¾ cup canned chickpeas
Slice the cherry tomatoes in half; rinse and drain the chickpeas.
Heat a saute pan on medium. Cook the pasta to package instructions, stirring occasionally.
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
Add the olive oil and the red onion and saute three to four minutes until sweated down and soft.
Add the garlic and saute a couple of minutes.
  • salt
Add the zucchini with a generous pinch of salt, a pinch of chili flakes and a pinch of dried oregano; saute a couple of minutes.
  • chili flakes
  • dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
Stir in the tomato paste and cook another couple of minutes.
Zucchini, seasoning and tomato paste
Add the chickpeas and cherry tomatoes, stir and cook a couple of minutes as the tomato juices deglaze the pan.
  • ½ cup pasta cooking water
Add about half a cup of the pasta cooking water and stir.
Drain the pasta, add it to the pan and stir to coat in the sauce.
Tossing and plating
  • micro greens
Plate generously and top with micro greens.