Chickpea Soup With Saffron And Almonds

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup roasted almonds, broken into pieces
• 2 cups canned chick-peas, rinsed
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron
• 7 cups water

Recipe

• 1 place half of the oil in a deep skillet and heat. once hot, add onion, garlic, some salt and pepper and cook until onion softens and starts to brown.
• 2 stir in the almonds and the saffron. turn off heat.
• 3 add chickpeas and water to the skillet. mash until most of the peas are crushed. cook until hot.