Chickpea And Lentil Soup Recipes

MOROCCAN LENTIL AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• In large heavy saucepan or dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onion and celery and cook, covered, for 7-10 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add cinnamon, turmeric, salt, pepper, ginger, hot pepper sauce and saffron. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas and broth. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for about 40 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Stir in noodles and simmer, covered, about 7 minutes longer or until noddles are just tender. In bowl, whisk flour, and 1 cup water until smooth. Whisk flour mixture into soup and simmer, stirring often, for 2-4 minutes or until soup is thickened and no raw flour taste remains.
• Stir in half of the parsley and cilantro, and all of the lemon juice. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding up to 1/2 tsp more salt if needed. Garnish with remaining parsley and cilantro.

MOROCCAN LAMB, LENTIL, AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix ground lamb, cinnamon, cumin, salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, turmeric, and curry powder together in a bowl. Cover and put in the refrigerator for 2 hours to overnight.
• Melt butter in a soup pot over medium-high heat; stir in onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has softened and turned translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add spiced lamb mixture. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add consomme, diced tomatoes, beef broth, chicken broth, and honey. Stir in carrots, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, lentils, apricots, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
• Bring soup just to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until lentils and vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

RED LENTIL, CHICKPEA & CHILLI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a large pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Add 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 chopped red onion, and cook for 5 mins.
• Stir in 140g red split lentils, 850ml vegetable stock or water and a 400g can tomatoes, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until it is a rough purée, pour back into the pan and add a 200g can drained and rinsed chickpeas.
• Heat gently, season well and stir in a small bunch of chopped coriander, reserving a few leaves to serve. Finish with 4 tbsp 0% Greek yogurt and extra coriander leaves.

CHICKPEA AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter over moderately low heat.
• Add onion, celery and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in ginger, cinnamon, salt, pepper and lentils. Add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender, 25-30 minutes.
• Add chickpeas and simmer 5 minutes longer. Stir in cilantro and voila!

HEART HEALTHY CHICKPEA, LENTIL & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan gently sauté the onion in a little olive oil spray until softened.
• Add the lentils, spices, chickpeas, tomato and stock. Stir, cover and cook for about 15 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
• Remove Two large ladles of the thick soup and set aside.
• Blend the rest with a stick blender until pureed, then add the 2 retained ladles and reheat until piping hot!
• Season with lots of ground black pepper and add more stock/water if you like a more dilute soup. Finally, top with fresh chopped coriander and serve with crusty bread!