Spiced Tomato Chickpeas And Couscous Soup Recipes

MOROCCAN TOMATO & CHICKPEA SOUP WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Tip the couscous into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and stir through 1 tbsp of the oil. Pour over enough hot stock just to cover and cover the bowl with cling film and set aside.
• Heat the rest of the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and carrot gently for 8 mins until softened. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 2 mins more then stir in the ras el hanout and harissa and cook for another minute. Pour in the tomatoes and stock and give everything a good stir. Season, add the chickpeas and simmer everything gently for 20 mins until thickened slightly then squeeze over the lemon.
• Uncover the couscous and fluff up with a fork. Spoon the soup into bowls, top each with a mound of couscous, scatter with coriander and serve with extra harissa for those who want it.

COUSCOUS WITH TOMATOES, KALE AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Begin heating a saucepan full of water for the kale. Put the couscous in a bowl, add salt to taste, and if desired, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Stir or rub between your fingers to distribute the oil (with the oil the couscous is a little fluffier, but you can omit this step). Cover with ½ inch of warm water or stock, if you have some. Let sit while you prepare the tomato sauce. Stir every once in a while to fluff.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat in a wide skillet or saucepan and add the garlic and red pepper flakes. As soon as the garlic begins to smell fragrant (30 seconds to 1 minute), add the tomatoes, sugar, and salt and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring often, until thick and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, taste and adjust seasoning.
• By now the water in the pot will be boiling. Add salt to taste and the kale. Blanch for 3 to 4 minutes, until tender but still bright. Using a skimmer, transfer to a bowl of cold water. Drain and squeeze out excess water. Chop medium-fine and stir into the tomato sauce, along with the chickpeas and cilantro. Keep warm.
• Cover the couscous bowl with plastic wrap, pierce in a few places and microwave for 2 minutes at full power. Remove from the microwave carefully, as the bowl will be hot. Carefully remove the plastic and fluff. Cover again and return to the microwave for 1 minute. Serve the couscous topped with the tomato and kale sauce.

SPICY COUSCOUS & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute peppers and onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, tomatoes, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cayenne and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until flavors are blended., Stir in couscous; cover and cook 4-6 minutes longer or until couscous is tender. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

TOMATO CHICKPEA COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Instructions.
• First up, melt your butter on medium heat and add in the garlic, letting it cook up for a minute or two. Next you'll go ahead and add in your green onions to the mix. Swirl them around and cook em up for a minute or two and then pour in your couscous to the pan.
• Stir the couscous in the pan a few times and give it a good 3 or so minutes to start browning up the grains. Now you'll add in your broth, wine, beans, pepper, cinnamon, and lemon. Bring it to a boil, cover the pan, turn it back down to low and let it cook for around 12 minutes or until the couscous is cooked through.
• Finally, you'll toss in your tomatoes and salt the dish if needed.

TOMATO COUSCOUS SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the broth, tomatoes and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tomatoes are tender. , Remove from the heat; stir in couscous and salt. Let stand for 5 minutes.

SPICED CHICKPEA AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Using a mortar and pestle or the back of a spoon, crush garlic, chiles, coriander, salt, and caraway to form a paste.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic mixture, and cook until just softened, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in chickpeas, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and stock. Simmer, stirring often, for 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in a blender. Rewarm if necessary. Divide among bowls, and top each with a dollop of sour cream and a sprig of parsley.

SPICED TOMATO, CHICKPEAS AND COUSCOUS SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté onion, carrots and celery for a few minutes in olive oil.
• Add harissa* and cumin, stir.
• Add all other ingredients, except couscous and parsley, stir, cover the pot and cook on low heat for about 15 minutes.
• Stir in the couscous, cook the soup for another 5 minutes.
• Before serving, sprinkle the soup with chopped parsley.
• *Harissa:.
• Soak the dried chilies in hot water for 30 minutes. Drain. Remove stems and seeds.
• In a food processor blend chili peppers, garlic, salt, and olive oil.
• Add remaining spices and blend to form a smooth paste.
• Drizzle a small amount of olive oil on top to keep fresh.
• Store in airtight container and keep for a month in the refrigerator.