Roasted pepper and chickpea soup
If you want a quick and healthy meal, using cupboard ingredients, this roasted pepper and chickpea soup ticks all the boxes. It’s ready in 20 minutes, it’s hearty, vegan, low-carb and dairy-free. Serve it with flatbread, toast or pasta, rice, noodles etc.
Ingredients
Method
- Finely chop the onion, garlic and carrot.
- Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil and gently sauté the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and carrot (and chilli flakes, cumin if used) and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the oregano/marjoram and the tomato purée. Stir for a few seconds, then add the stock and chickpeas. Cook for ten minutes, until the carrots are tender.
- Add the grilled pepper, warm through, then add the coriander leaves. Using a hand-held blender, process the soup until you get the desired consistency.
- Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice or a dash of cider vinegar.