Steps to Make Award-winning Chickpea Soup

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chickpea soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chickpea Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Chickpea Soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chickpea soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chickpea Soup:

1. Make ready 2 1/4 cups dried chickpeas, soaked overnight (19 oz can)
2. Get 2 tbsp olive oil
3. Get 1 onion finely chopped
4. Make ready 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
5. Prepare 1 lb swiss chard trimmed and finely sliced
6. Take 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
7. Prepare 14 oz can chopped tomatoes
8. Prepare Salt and pepper
9. Make ready Slices toasted bread, to serve

Instructions to make Chickpea Soup:

2. Drain the chickpeas and put in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water and bring to a boil, using a slotted spoon to skim off any foam. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1-1 1/4 hours, or until tender, adding water if necessary.
3. Drain the chickpeas, reserving the cooking water. Season the chickpeas with salt and pepper. Put 2/3 in a food processor or blender with some of the cooking water and process until smooth, adding more cooking water as needed. Return to the saucepan.
4. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then add the onion and garlic and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes, or until the onion has softened. Add the chard and rosemary sprigs and cook, stirring frequently, for 3-4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and remaining chickpeas and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the tomatoes have broken down to an almost smooth sauce. Remove the rosemary sprigs.
5. Add the chard and tomato mixture to the chickpea puree and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
6. Serve in warmed soup bowls with warm slices of toasted bread on the side.

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