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Moroccan Chickpea Soup

This is a great soup to savor after spending a day skiing or building a snowman. It's soothing and warming, rather than fiery hot. Half the soup is pureed and half is left chunky to combine the best of both textures. A pressure cooker makes this soup superfast and easy (see variation).

Courses: Soup, Vegetarian
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups 355mlChickpeas - soaked, drained
1   Bay leaf
1   Saffron
2 tablespoons 30mlOlive oil
2 tablespoons 30mlOnions - chopped - (2 cups) (medium)
4   Garlic cloves - minced
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlRed pepper flakes
1 teaspoon 5mlGround cumin
1 teaspoon 5mlGround coriander
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround ginger
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround cinnamon
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlSalt
1/2 cup 20g / 0.7ozRoughly-chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley - plus
  Additional for each bowl

Recipe Instructions

In large pot, combine chickpeas, bay leaf, saffron and 7 cups water. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, 1 1/2 hours, until chickpeas are almost tender.

In medium skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, ginger and cinnamon. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir onion mixture into chickpeas, and simmer until chickpeas are completely tender, about 30 minutes. Remove beans from heat, stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and let stand 5 minutes.

Remove bay leaf. Transfer half of soup to food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Pour puree back into soup. Add additional water, if necessary, to thin soup. Add lemon juice and more salt if desired. Stir in parsley. Serve hot, garnished with extra parsley.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Per Serving: 295 Cal; 13g Prot; 9g Total Fat (1 Sat. Fat); 43g Carb.; 0mg Chol; 21mg Sod.; 12g Fiber.

Source:
Vegetarian Times, January 2002

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