Last Updated on April 26, 2023 by Chef Mireille
Looking for a healthy and flavorful soup recipe that’s both satisfying and easy to make? Look no further than our Tomato Chickpeas Soup, which features the rich flavors of ripe tomatoes, earthy chickpeas, and a blend of aromatic herbs and spices. Give it a try tonight and taste the goodness!
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Merry Christmas to you and your families!!!
Recently, I have been having a lot of dental work done for issues I have neglected for quite a while. Root canals, crowns, etc. have become part of my life on a weekly basis. In fact, I have to go back tomorrow yet again to complete a route canal after I had two infected roots and four canals in one tooth. What a fun way to spend the day after Christmas (read the sarcasm:)
After the novocaine wears off, it still leaves me feeling quite lethargic with a tender mouth. However, hunger pangs still start a few hours later, so nothing hits the spot like a bowl of soup. I have been making every combination of soup imaginable. This is from BBC Good Food’s recipe portal. This is a fabulous recipe portal full of many health conscious recipes. Here is my adapted version of their recipe here.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup red lentils
- 3 1/2 cups vegetable stock
- 15.5 oz. canned chickpeas (or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas)
- 14.5 oz. canned diced tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
- salt, to taste
Heat a large pot. Dry roast the cumin and the red pepper until they start to splutter.
Add oil and onion. Saute for a few minutes, until the onions turn golden.
Add lentils, tomatoes and stock. Cook for about 15 minutes, until the lentils are tender.
Using an immersion blender, puree.
Add chickpeas and salt. Cook for another 3 minutes. Add cilantro. Cook for 1 more minute.
To serve, add a tablespoon of Greek yogurt on top of each serving and garnish with more cilantro, if desired.
The yogurt adds a nice tang, for a well balanced, flavorful soup.
Tomato Chickpea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red onion chopped
- 2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup red lentils
- 3 1/2 cups vegetable stock
- 15.5 oz. canned chickpeas or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas
- 14.5 oz. canned diced tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large pot.
- Dry roast the cumin and the red pepper until they start to splutter.
- Add oil and onion. Saute for a few minutes, until the onions turn golden.
- Add lentils, tomatoes and stock. Cook for about 15 minutes, until the lentils are tender.
- Using an immersion blender, puree.
- Add chickpeas and salt. Cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add cilantro. Cook for 1 more minute.
- To serve, add a tablespoon of Greek yogurt on top of each serving and garnish with more cilantro, if desired.
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Shobana Vijay
Lovely soup dear….got to try this one day for my family.
Vanamala Hebbar
Beautiful color … Looks delicious
Sapana Behl
I like chickpeas and tomatoes and that soup looks inviting !
Deb in Hawaii
Dental work is no fun but soup like this would certainly make it more bearable. 😉
I love all of the spices and flavors in this soup–thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays this week.
Priya Srinivasan
Perfect recipe for the weather here! !! Love the addition of yogurt !!
Usha
I hope your dental issues are solved soon. Soup looks flavorful and love the color. i might need this soup very soon as I may also have to visit a dentist very soon. 🙁
Srivalli
Hope you are feeling better Mir..the soup looks so bright and rich..very good one..
Pavani N
Dental work is quite painful and inconvenient. This soup sure brigtens up the mood. It also sounds perfect for this chilly weather.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I do not like dentists! Nothing personal, just that i am scared of any dental work. Hope you have completely recovered now Mir! Soups are the way to go when under the weather! looks very delicious.
Archana Potdar
Hope you are better now MIR. Take care.
This soup is delicious.