Recipe for Tomato Chickpea Soup
Ingredients
- Tomatoes(halved) 8 large
- Chickpeas(boiled) 1 1/4 cup
- Garlic cloves(sliced) 7
- Salt to taste
- Oregano 1 tsp
- Olive Oil 5 tsp
- Water 4 cups
- Onion(sliced) 1
- Tomato Paste 1/2 cup
- Black pepper(ground) to taste
- Coriander leaves(mince) 1 tbsp
Cooking Directions
Place the tomatoes and garlic on a non-stick oven tray, sprinkle them with salt and oregano and bake in a preheated moderate oven at 200C/ 400F until the tomatoes begin to wilt, cool.
Put the tomateos and garlic in an electric blender with half the olive oil and, gradually adding the water/stock, blend the soup until smooth.
Heat the rest of the olive oil in a large pan and saute the onions until they become tender, stir in the tomato paste/puree, then stir in the soup from the blender.
Add 1 cup of the chickpeas, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
Pour the soup into bowls or cups, garnish with the remaining chickpeas and the coriander leaves, and serve hot with cursty bread.
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