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Chickpea Soup With Mediterranean Spices Recipe


Chickpea Soup With Mediterranean Spices Recipe
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Exotic, chunky, hearty and heart-healthy. Warming, filling and not-your-momma's-chicken soup!

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Ingredients
  • 2 TB extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
  • 1 large onion, medium diced
  • 6 to 8 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 heaping teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can chopped tomatoes
  • 3 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
  • 1 quart (32 oz.) vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 bag (5 oz.) pre-washed baby spinach
  • **You can add a few other vegetables like carrots, squash, etc... if you wish

Directions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until the onions begin to turn translucent. Add spices and sauté a minute or so. Add tomatoes, chickpeas, broth, and sugar. Season with salt and grinds fresh pepper to taste. Stir well.
  2. Note: Chickpeas should be just covered with liquid. If level is shy, add some water so the chickpeas are just covered.
  3. Bring to a simmer, then lower heat to low and gently simmer for 45 minutes.
  4. Remove soup from heat. If you wish, use a potato masher to mash up some of the chickpeas in the pot.
  5. Stir in the spinach and let heat through until wilted, just a couple minutes.
  6. Taste to adjust salt/pepper seasoning if necessary.
  7. Serve soup, drizzled lightly with extra-virgin olive oil and with warmed flat bread or toasted pita triangles.

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Yum. i can't get enough of chickpeas!


This soup looks terrific, C2max! It's definitely on my healthy soup/stew list now. Thanks for posting it.


Great recipe Colleen and thank you for sharing it with all of us. My family and I love beans, peas and lentils and this recipe is most definitely a keeper!
Cheers!!!


Another great recipe that I must try. Thanks so much for offering us such good eats!


Very nice C2.. I love the cinnamon/garlic favoring. Actually, I like everything about this soup. It sounds delicious! My sister lives in Naperville....;-)~


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