Mezze maniche with chickpea cream and red cabbage

In short: Pasta in a rosemary cream of Swiss chickpeas, with whole chickpeas. On top, sweet-and-sour red cabbage and crunchy garlic breadcrumbs.

Serves: 4. 120 minutes.

Ceci svizzeri, Cavolo rosso, Cipolla, Rosmarino, Aglio

Ingredients

  • 240 g dried chickpeas (or 600 g cooked, drained chickpeas)
  • 200 g durum wheat semolina mezze maniche
  • 500 g red cabbage
  • 100 g onion (1 piece)
  • 10 g garlic (2 cloves)
  • 4 g rosemary (2 sprigs)
  • 500 g vegetable stock without celery (carrot, onion, leek, bay leaf)
  • 30 g extra virgin olive oil
  • 20 g apple cider vinegar
  • 40 g breadcrumbs
  • 5 g salt
  • 1 g black pepper

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Updated on 26 October 2026