Chickpea Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 10 garlic cloves, crushed
• 12 ounces dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight and drained
• 10 cups water
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 head celery, chopped
• salt and pepper
• lemon juice
• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat 4 tablespoons oil in a large pan, then cook the garlic until fragrant.
• 2 stir in chickpeas then add the water and bring to boil.
• 3 remove skim from surface as needed, simmering until chickpeas are tender.
• 4 heat a pan and add remaining oil, onion, carrots and celery, cover and cook gently for 20 minutes.
• 5 add vegetables to the beans, puree (hot, be very careful) half of this mixture or rub through a sieve.
• 6 stir back into the soup and reheat.
• 7 add seasoning and lemon juice to taste and sprinkle with cilantro.
• 8 serve.