This Easy Mediterranean Chickpea Soup is a delicious warm dish for these cold winter days.
Chickpea is one of the legumes that contain high values of protein and fiber, thus becoming one of the ingredients that should not be missing from our tables and family recipes.
In short, chickpeas can consume by everyone in the family and are one of our allies for good health.
Thus by consuming chickpeas, we fulfill over 20% of our daily needs in protein, fiber, folate, and mineral salts. It also remains a good source of vitamin B6, iron, magnesium, zinc, etc.
Furthermore, we can use chickpeas in many recipes, combining them with kinds of pasta, different salads, and other flours to give a unique taste to your bread, and various vegetables to cook yummy soups for everyone, like the one we are going to share today.
Chickpeas are also known as one of the main ingredients of Mediterranean cuisine for the chickpea hummus recipe, a creamy sauce with boiled chickpeas, lemon, spices, and olive oil.
Like lentils and beans, chickpeas remain a household favorite.
Ingredients
- A glass of chickpeas
- An onion
- 1- carrot
- A Cerely stick
- 1-zucchini
- one red bell pepper
- 3-4 turnips
- 3-4 cherry tomatoes, or tomato pulp
- green onion and garlic
- fresh Rosemary sprigs, fresh parsley
- Salt, pepper, red pepper, olive oil
Directions
- First, we will rinse the chickpeas that we have left to rest in water overnight and put them to boil in a pot, covering them with cold water. Chickpeas cook well when we let them rest in the water for a few hours. Also, add a sprig of fresh rosemary to the chickpeas.
- While the chickpeas are boiling, we prepare the vegetables by rinsing well and cutting them into small cubes, as we do for other vegetable soups.
- So, once the chickpeas already cook, add the diced vegetables. Also, add salt, pepper, and olive oil, and let it cook for another 20-30 minutes on moderate heat. This way, all the vegetables cook perfectly. Also, all ingredients will season each other for a delicious taste and flavor.
- In the end, season the soup with salt, pepper, olive oil, and finely chopped fresh rosemary and parsley.Finally, we serve the soup warm, accompanied by toasted bread. If you want a thicker soup, add a cup of pasta soup as an ingredient.
Bon Appetit!