warm spinach salad with chickpeas and roasted tomatoes

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Warm Spinach Salad with Chickpeas & Roasted Tomatoes

The key to the incredible flavor here is roasting until the onion slices are charred at the edges and the juices from the tomatoes have cooked into a syrupy consistency on the baking sheet.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet onion, sliced ¼ inch thick
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • ½ teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 3 cups cooked or canned (rinsed) chickpeas
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • ½ teaspoon pure maple syrup
  • 8 cups lightly packed spinach (8 ounces)