Best Chickpea Cannellini Bean And Wheatberry Soup Recipes

CHICKPEA, CANNELLINI BEAN, AND WHEATBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Soak cannelini beans in warm water overnight (or approx 8 hours). In a separate container, soak chickpeas and wheatberries together with baking powder overnight (or approx 8 hours).
• Lighlty salt soaking water and cook cannelini beans and chickpea/wheatberry mixture separately until al dente.
• Drain both pots, but don't throw the chickpea/wheatberry cooking water out-you'll need it for later.
• Add Cannellini beans to chickpea/wheatberry mixture in a big pot. Put back 7 cups of the cooking water (or if you eyeballed the bean/pea/berry amounts like I did, just make sure it's covered enough to look like a soup and add fresh water if needed). Salt and pepper the water just a teeny bit. Cook all together until everything is tender. When served, drizzle soup with olive oil, herbs, and pepper to taste.

CHICKPEA AND WHITE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cold-soak or quick-soak the chickpeas and cannellini in the same container or pot.
• Heat the 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large (at least 6-quart), heavy pot over medium heat. Stir in the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until golden, about 10 minutes. Add the potato and stir until the pieces begin to stick to the pot, about 3 minutes. Stir in the carrots; cook until they wilt, about 2 minutes. Pour the crushed tomatoes and their liquid into the pot and bring to a boil.
• Pour in the hot water; add the rosemary, bay leaves, and crushed red pepper. Add salt to taste. Drain the chickpeas and cannellini and add to the pot. Bring to a boil, then adjust the heat to a gentle boil. Cook, semi-covered, until the chickpeas are tender, about 2 hours. (At this point the cannellini will be very tender.) While the soup cooks, check the level of the liquid. There should always be enough liquid to cover the beans generously. If not, add hot water as necessary.
• Combine the basil and olive oil in the work bowl of a food processor or the blender jar. Process until the leaves are chopped fine. Add the grated cheese and continue processing until the mixture forms a rough paste.
• If you'd like a very dense soup, stir the broken fettuccine into the soup once the beans are tender and cook, stirring often, until the pasta is aldente-tender but firm. Add water as necessary, if the soup becomes too thick while cooking the pasta. (If you are cooking the soup in advance, do not add the pasta until you reheat the soup.) If you are serving the soup without fettuccine, let it rest, covered, off the heat 10 to 15 minutes before serving. If you have added the fettuccine, serve the soup immediately.
• Either stir a dollop of the basil paste into the soup pot or spoon a little into each warm soup bowl before ladling in the soup.

MOROCCAN SPICED CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onions begin to turn translucent; lower heat if browning starts to occur. Add spices and saute a minute or so. Add tomatoes, chickpeas, broth, and sugar. Season with a couple pinches of salt and 10 grinds fresh pepper. Stir well. Chickpeas should be just covered with liquid. If level is shy, add some water so the chickpeas are just covered.
• Bring to a simmer, then lower heat to low and gently simmer for 45 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat. Use a potato masher to mash up some of the chickpeas right in the pot. Stir in the spinach and let heat through until wilted, just a couple minutes.
• Season again, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Serve soup, drizzled lightly with extra-virgin olive oil, if desired.