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Chickpea Soup with Spinach

Chickpea Soup with Spinach

Name: Chickpea Soup with Spinach
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: Olive oil 2 tbsp; Yellow onions 1; Carrots 1; Celery 1 stalk; Sea salt ¼ tsp; Black pepper; Garlic 3 cloves; Chili powder ½ tsp; Fresh thyme 1 tbsp; Lemon zest 1 tsp; Potatoes 3; Chickpeas 1 ½ cups; Vegetable stock 4 cups; Baby spinach 4 cups; Lemon juice 1 tbsp

creamy and deeply satisfying

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Ingredients

	2 tbsp Olive oil
	1 Yellow onions medium, diced
	1 Carrots medium, diced
	1 stalk Celery diced
	¼ tsp Sea salt or to taste
	Black pepper to taste
	3 cloves Garlic minced
	½ tsp Chili powder or chili flakes,
	1 tbsp Fresh thyme minced
	1 tsp Lemon zest
	3 Potatoes medium, cut into ¾-inch cubes, about 3 cups diced potatoes
	1 ½ cups Chickpeas cooked, drained and rinsed if using canned
	4 cups Vegetable stock
	4 cups Baby spinach not packed
	1 tbsp Lemon juice or more to taste

Nutritional information

233

Calories

8.4g

Fat

35g

Carbohydrate

6.9g

Protein

0mg

Cholesterol

403mg

Sodium

Ingredients

2 tbsp Olive oil
1 Yellow onions
medium, diced
1 Carrots
medium, diced
1 stalk Celery
diced
¼ tsp Sea salt
or to taste
Black pepper
to taste
3 cloves Garlic
minced
½ tsp Chili powder
or chili flakes,
1 tbsp Fresh thyme
minced
1 tsp Lemon zest
3 Potatoes
medium, cut into ¾-inch cubes, about 3 cups diced potatoes
1 ½ cups Chickpeas
cooked, drained and rinsed if using canned
4 cups Vegetable stock
4 cups Baby spinach
not packed
1 tbsp Lemon juice
or more to taste

Chickpea Soup with Spinach

This easy Chickpea Soup with Spinach is cozy, flavorful and perfect. It uses a few pantry staples and fresh veggies and is easy to put together. Creamy and deeply satisfying, it makes for a delicious meal that happens to be vegan and gluten-free.

The whole process takes about 40 minutes, but the active cooking time is around 20 minutes in total. Start by sautéing the diced onions, carrots and celery in some olive oil, before adding the garlic and aromatics. Once the veggies are soft and fragrant, add the cubed potatoes and canned or cooked chickpeas. Then add the vegetable stock and bring the soup to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes, then transfer half of the soup to a blender and purée until smooth and creamy. Return the puréed portion of the soup back to the pot and stir in the spinach. Finally, add in the lemon juice to taste. Serve in bowls with a drizzle of olive oil and an extra sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper. Enjoy!

To make the Chickpea Soup with Spinach, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Chickpea Soup with Spinach

1	Cook onions	7
In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add 1 diced onion. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 6 minutes. If the onions start to brown, lower the heat.
2	Add carrot and celery	5
Add 1 diced carrot and 1 diced celery stalk to the pot. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the celery is slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
3	Add garlic, chili powder, thyme and lemon zest	1
Add 3 minced garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon ground chilies, 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, and 1 teaspoon lemon zest and stir. Sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4	Add potatoes and chickpeas	1
Add 3 cubed potatoes and 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas, season a pinch of salt and black pepper, and stir to mix.
5	Add vegetable stock	5
Pour in 4 cups vegetable stock, stir, and cover with a lid. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer. Set the lid on top, leaving a little room for steam to get out.
6	Simmer	15
Simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
7	Blend	2
Carefully ladle half of the soup into a blender. Purée until completely smooth.
8	Return to pot	1
Return the puréed portion of the soup back to the pot and stir.
9	Add spinach	2
Add in 4 cups baby spinach and stir.
10	Add lemon juice	1
Once the spinach has wilted, add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and stir to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning if needed (more lemon, salt, pepper, or chili).
11	Serve
Divide the soup among bowls and serve topped with a drizzle of olive oil and an extra sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper.

Creamy and deeply satisfying, this Chickpea Soup with Spinach is bound to win fans, vegan or not. It’s packed with flavor and simple to make with a few pantry staples and fresh veggies. Made it? Tag @cookmerecipes using the hashtag #cookmerecipes and share on Instagram!

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!