Pasta with Spinach and Chickpeas

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sea salt, divided
• 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, or more as desired
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves, chopped
• 3 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh marjoram, or more to taste
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• ¼ cup freshly grated Pecorino-Romano cheese, or to taste