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Tomato and chickpea soup is a delicious and simple, comforting and soul-warming recipe. A low cost, budget saving soup. A great recipe that you’ll want to make over and over again!
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📋 Tomato and Chickpea Soup

This tomato and chickpea soup is a comforting and heart-warming recipe. A perfect way to use up over ripe tomatoes.
Course Lunch
Cuisine International
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 232kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion chopped finely
  • 2 cloves of garlic crushed
  • 8 ripe tomatoes chopped finely
  • 2 teaspoon red chilli paste adjust to your preference
  • 400 g can of chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 450 ml vegetable stock
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Fresh basil leaves to garnish

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a medium sized pan and then sauté the onion and garlic for 4 – 5 minutes until soft.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and the chilli paste and cook for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes are broken down.
  • Remove the tomatoes from the heat and using either a stick blender, or a food processor blitz to thick pulp.
  • Return the pulp to the pan and heat and stir in the drained chickpeas and vegetable stock.
  • Cook for 10 - 15 minutes.
  • Season to taste
  • Serve garnished with fresh basil leaves.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.5g | Protein: 9.8g | Fat: 6.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Sodium: 277.9mg | Fiber: 10.1g | Sugar: 12.2g | Vitamin A: 650IU | Vitamin C: 56.1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 2mg