Baked beans

Good served on grain bread spread with avocado

400g cooked beans (butter beans work well)
Olive oil
1 onion diced
2 leeks sliced
4 cloves garlic sliced
Thyme
Cumin
Coriander
Chili
Turmeric
3 Tbl cider vinegar
2 Tbl brown sugar
1 Tbl tomato paste
1 400g can tomatoes chopped
2/3 cup stock

Cook onion, leeks, garlic and thyme in oil until soft. Add all other ingredients. Bring to the boil and simmer until liquid is reduced and the mixture is thick.

Leek and Potato Soup

Another chickpea recipe …

400g cooked chickpeas
3 potatoes
3 leeks finely sliced
Olive oil
2 cloves garlic finely sliced
Salt
Pepper
650ml stock

Cook leeks and garlic with salt in olive oil until very soft. Add chick peas and potatoes and cook one minute. Add stock and simmer 15 mins – adding more stock if too dry.Puree mixture until smooth (I have also mashed quite successfully - just a bit chunkier). Add pepper to taste.