Chickpea Soup A La Provencale

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups dried garbanzo beans
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 leeks, part only, thinly sliced
• 10 cups water
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 tablespoons herbs (thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, bay leaf)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1/3 cup crouton

Recipe

• 1 soak the chickpeas overnight. rinse them in cold water.
• 2 chop the spinach. pour the oil into a soup pot, add the leeks, and saute over medium heat for a few minutes.
• 3 add the water, chickpeas, spinach, garlic, herbs and salt and pepper.
• 4 bring soup to a boil and reduce to low-heat. cover pot and cook for 50-60 minutes until chickpeas are tender. simmer for 15 more minutes.
• 5 blend soup and pour back into pot to reheat. add butter and croutons to each serving.