Creamy Chickpea Rosemary Soup Recipes

CREAMY CHICKPEA & ROSEMARY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat and add garlic, rosemary and red pepper flakes.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic starts to brown, about 1 minute.
• Add chickpeas and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes; let cool slightly.
• Transfer soup to a blender; cover loosely, and puree until just smooth.
• Return to the saucepan and stir in lemon juice and sea salt to taste.
• Serve, garnished with a fresh rosemary sprig, or an additional drizzling of olive oil.

CREAMY CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the sesame seeds, coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a nonstick skillet and cook over low heat until fragrant; grind to a powder in a spice grinder and add a pinch of salt; set aside.
• If necessary, make the chickpea flour by grinding dried chickpeas in a blender; combine the flour with the broth and beat smooth with an electric mixer.
• Transfer the soup to a saucepan and add 1 T olive oil, salt, white pepper and black pepper; bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, 10 minutes; add water to thin as needed.
• Ladle the soup into shallow soup plates, drizzle with remaining 1 T olive oil and sprinkle with reserved spice mix, to taste.