Melissa Hemsley's Spanish Chickpea and Almond Stew

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp chopped or flaked almonds
• 1½ tbsp butter or ghee
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 large red or orange pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 large handful of fresh parsley, stalks finely chopped and leaves roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
• 2 x 400g tins of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 100ml stock/bone broth or water (optional)
• 250g spinach
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• sea salt and black pepper
• extra-virgin olive oil, to serve
• Spices:
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper