Chickpea Vegetable Soup Food

CHICKPEA VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
• Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper; stirring occasionally, cook for 6 to 8 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in chickpeas and tomatoes; season with turmeric.
• Add chicken broth and water; mix until well combined, turn up heat to high and bring mixture to a boil.
• Lower heat to a simmer and continue to cook for 10 more minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
• Garnish with parmesan cheese and parsley.
• Serve.

CHICKPEA SOUP I

Steps:

• In a saucepan, warm oil over moderate heat. Add onion, garlic, and sweet potatoes; saute 5 minutes.
• Stir in broth, bay leaf, basil, thyme, and paprika. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium low. Cover. Simmer until vegetables are tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in tomato, green beans, and chickpeas. Simmer uncovered until tender, about 10 minutes more. Serve hot.

CHICKPEA VEGETABLE SOUP WITH PARMESAN, ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Insert the clove into the onion. Put the onion in a large pot with the chickpeas, rosemary sprig, garlic, bay leaves, olive oil, salt and cheese rind. Add 5 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about an hour, or until chickpeas are tender.
• Add the tomatoes, carrots and celery, cover loosely, and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 25 minutes longer. While soup simmers, mix the chopped rosemary, grated Parmesan, lemon zest and pepper in a small bowl.
• Season the soup to taste and ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with the Parmesan mixture.

MOROCCAN SPICED CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onions begin to turn translucent; lower heat if browning starts to occur. Add spices and saute a minute or so. Add tomatoes, chickpeas, broth, and sugar. Season with a couple pinches of salt and 10 grinds fresh pepper. Stir well. Chickpeas should be just covered with liquid. If level is shy, add some water so the chickpeas are just covered.
• Bring to a simmer, then lower heat to low and gently simmer for 45 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat. Use a potato masher to mash up some of the chickpeas right in the pot. Stir in the spinach and let heat through until wilted, just a couple minutes.
• Season again, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Serve soup, drizzled lightly with extra-virgin olive oil, if desired.

CHICKPEA, VEGETABLE AND TUNA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a pan over high heat.
• Add onion and garlic and saute until onions are transparent (about 5 minutes).
• Add the carrots and zucchini and saute another 2 minutes.
• Add the tomato sauce, water, dried onion, stock cubes, basil, parsley and oregano and chile, if used.
• Bring to a boil, stirring, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Then add the mushrooms, corn kernels, chickpeas and tuna. Be sure to add the juice from the mushrooms and corn.
• Simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the carrots are tender and everything is heated through. Stir occasionally.
• Check for seasoning.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle each serving with 2-3 tablespoons of grated cheese.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.

CHICKPEA, PANCETTA AND WINTER VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a splash of olive oil in saucepan over high heat.
• Cook pancetta 3 - 4 minutes.
• Add leek and cook till soft.
• Add carrot, potato, chickpeas and stock.
• Bring to the boil, season, simmer 15 minutes till potato is cooked.
• Serve with sprinkled parsley and parmesan.

CHICKPEA VEGETABLE SOUP WITH PARMESAN AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Insert the pointy end of the clove into the onion, then place in a large pot with the chickpeas, rosemary sprig, garlic, bay leaves, olive oil, salt and cheese rind; add 5 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, simmer until chickpeas are tender, about 1 hour.
• Add the tomatoes, carrots, and celery; cover loosely, then simmer until vegetables are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the chopped rosemary, grated Parmesan, lemon zest and pepper.
• Ladle soup into individual serving bowls, sprinkling the Parmesan mixture on top of each.

INDIAN CHICKPEA & VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then add the onion, ginger and garlic. Fry for 2 mins, then add the garam masala, give it 1 min more, then add the stock and carrots. Simmer for 10 mins, then add the chickpeas. Use a stick blender to whizz the soup a little. Stir in the beans and simmer for 3 mins. Pack into a flask or, if you've got a microwave at work, chill and heat up for lunch. Great with naan bread.

MOROCCAN CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then fry the onion and celery gently for 10 mins until softened, stirring frequently. Tip in the cumin and fry for another min.
• Turn up the heat, then add the stock, tomatoes and chickpeas, plus a good grind of black pepper. Simmer for 8 mins. Throw in broad beans and lemon juice, cook for a further 2 mins. Season to taste, then top with a sprinkling of lemon zest and chopped herbs. Serve with flatbread.