This is a new recipe I tried recently. It’s both quick and easy to make and the final result was delicious.
2 cups of chickpeas (cooked)
4 tablespoons of Olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely diced
2 sticks celery, finely sliced
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 zuchinni, diced
3 x cans Italian tomatoes, chopped
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup water
salt
freshly ground black pepper
Heat oil and add onion, carrots, celery, rosemary, garlic and zuchinni. Fry gently without browning for 10 minutes or until the onion is soft.
Add the cooked chickpeas, tomatoes and tomato paste plus the water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until soup is thick and creamy. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil on top of soup. Serves 4 – 6 people
Note: I halved the quantities of most of the vegetables and used one can of chickpeas and one can of tomatoes. I also grated a little parmesan cheese on top.
Serve with Beer Bread
Source: Cuisine Magazine, New Zealand
Thank looks interesting, although I’ve never really liked chickpeas, I’d be willing to try it.
The photo makes the soup look really good. Though with my not very cook-like ways, I don’t know if I should even attempt to make this!
Sounds yummy and looks yummy as well… :razz:
Well, now I’m hungry! That looks delicious :)
Mary – the chickpeas give texture to the soup and are very tasty with the tomatoes and other vegetables.
Kaye – this is a really easy recipe. Truly! You could do this!
Savannah – it was delicious and I’ll make it often over the coming winter.
I love chickpeas and I’m always happy to find a new recipe to use them. I love the idea of using rosemary!!
Oh, yum. I love chickpeas. I wouldn’t have thought about adding rosemary, but now that I’ve read the recipe, I think I might have to.
When I’m stuck for what to eat for dinner, I drain a tin of chickpeas, mash ’em up, add a bit of flour, pepper and whatever seasoning I feel like, grate some cheese, add some finely chopped onion (or celery) and frozen peas, crack in an egg, mix the whole thing up, then fry patties in a bit of olive oil. Yum. But not everyone agrees with me. Some people have no taste!
The fresh rosemary definitely lifts this soup to very delicious. :grin:
wow dear its very tasty recipe. Thanks for the sharing this post.