Preparation
15 min
Baking Time
60 min
Servings
4
chickpeas soup! A traditional Greek recipe for the most nutritious winter soup!
Ingredient
- 500 g chickpeas
- 2 white onions
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery sticks
2 cl. garlic - olive oil
- thyme
- 1 cube of vegetables
- ½ cumin
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp tahini (optional)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
Execution
- Put the chickpeas in the fridge in cold water overnight to soak.
- Depending on the variety they will take from 12 to 24 hours.
- The next day, rinse the chickpeas well and boil in a saucepan for 10 minutes and skim, then strain.
- Cut our vegetables, put them in a pot of olive oil and sauté them over medium heat.
- add the thyme, the zest and the lemon juice.
- Finally add the cumin and bay leaves with the chickpeas and the vegetable cube.
- Add about 1 liter of water, the chickpeas should be covered.
- Cover and cook for about 1 hour, cooking time is relative, depending on the quality of the chickpeas and soaking.
- Finally serve on a plate, add olive oil, thyme, a little dill optional and freshly ground pepper.
