Garlic Chickpea Spinach Soup Food

GARLIC, CHICKPEA & SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the garlic and onions until soft and golden.
• Stir in the cumin and coriander and cook for one minute.
• Add the stock and potatoes.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add chickpeas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Mix the cornflour, cream and tahini together.
• Stir into the soup with the spinach.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to the boil, stirring and simmering for another 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cayenne pepper before serving.

GARLIC, SPINACH, AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and stir in garlic and onion. Cook until tender. Season with cumin and coriander.
• Mix vegetable stock and potatoes into the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in the garbanzo beans, and continue to cook until potatoes are tender.
• In a small bowl, blend the heavy cream, tahini, and corn meal. Mix into the soup.
• Stir spinach into the soup. Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Continue to cook until spinach is heated through.

GARLIC, CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil and sautee garlic and onion until soft and translucent.
• Stir in the coriander and cumin powders and cook till aromatic.
• Pour in stock and add chopped potatoes.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes, add chickpeas and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Blend cornstarch with cream, tahini, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper as desired.
• Stir into the soup along with the spinach.
• Bring to a boil while stirring frequently and let simmer another 2 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

ANDALUSIAN CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Drain the chickpeas and combine with 1 quart fresh water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 1 hour. Add salt to taste and continue to simmer until tender, 30 minutes to an hour.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a heavy soup pot and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add 2 of the garlic cloves and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, paprika and a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes cook down to a fragrant sauce, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the chickpeas with their liquid, the potatoes, wine, more salt to taste, pepper, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining garlic, the saffron and the spinach and simmer another 5 minutes. Add freshly ground pepper, taste and adjust seasoning, and serve.

SPINACH GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5qt Dutch oven, bring spinach, broth and carrots to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat; cool to luke-warm.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until onion is soft,about 5-10 minutes.
• Add flour; cook and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes.
• Add to spinach mixture.
• Puree in small batches in a blender or food processor until finely chopped.
• Place in a large saucepan.
• Add cream, milk, and pepper, heat through but do not boil.

SPICY CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, garlic, rosemary, red pepper and salt. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
• Add chickpeas, tomatoes and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Using a stick blender, blend the soup to partial puree. (basically, puree until as smooth or chunky as you like). You can also add about 1 cup to a blender and puree then add back to pan.
• Add spinach, return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

CHICKPEAS WITH BABY SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, tomato paste and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring for one to two minutes, until fragrant and the tomato paste has turned a darker color. Add the chickpeas, the stock or water, and the cayenne, and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in the spinach, a handful at a time, stirring until each addition of spinach wilts. Add salt to taste and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for five minutes. Add lots of freshly ground pepper, taste and adjust salt and cayenne, and serve.