Roasted pepper and chickpea soup
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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
- 1 onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 small carrot
- 1 Tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp dried marjoram or oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin (optional)
- 1 pinch Chilli flakes (optional)
- 500 ml of vegetable or chicken stock ( using stock cube or powder)
- 1 tin of chickpeas, drained
- 2 bell pepper, grilled or roasted ( from jar)
- 1 handful of coriander leaves
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
Instructions
- 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.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Everyday - Lunch - Quick & Easy - Soup
- Cuisines: - Tex-Mex
- Ingredients: - Other Pulses - Roots & Bulbs
- Health and Diet: - 5:2 Diet - Combination - Dairy Free - Detox - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Low Calorie - Low Cholestrol - Low Fat - Low GI - Low Salt - Nut Free - Sugar Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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