Best North African Vegetable Soup With Chickpeas Recipes

NORTH AFRICAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, saute the onions and celery in the oil until onions are translucent.
• Add the spices, potatoes, and carrots and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring often.
• Mix in the tomatoes, tomato juice and stock and simmer until all of the vegetables are almost tender.
• Add the zucchini and vermicelli and simmer for about 5 minutes longer.
• Mix in the chick peas, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.
• Garnish with chopped parsley, mint leaves, and strips of red bell pepper or pimiento.

CHICKPEA HARISSA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and a pinch of salt, and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in the harissa and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add the chickpeas and their liquid. Fill a can with water, and add that to the pot as well. Season with salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chickpeas are warmed and the flavors have come together, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Now taste it: Add salt, water (if too thick), honey (if too spicy), and/or harissa (if not spicy enough) to your liking. Serve hot, with whichever toppings you like.

AFRICAN CURRIED COCONUT SOUP WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• In a medium stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and chili; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add the broth, chickpeas, tomatoes, curry powder, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

NORTH AFRICAN VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Bring water, chickpeas, and cinnamon stick to boil in a 6-quart stockpot. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until cinnamon stick uncurls.
• While chickpeas simmer, heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, chili, onions, and carrots. Saute, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until onions begin to soften.
• When the cinnamon stick uncurls, transfer sauteed vegetables to the stockpot along with sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and turmeric. Simmer covered for 20 minutes or until sweet potatoes and cauliflower are tender.
• Add the mustard greens and continue to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until bright green. Stir in the basil and salt. Adjust the seasonings if desired.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls and serve.

NORTH AFRICAN SOUP (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven type pan over medium heat. Fry the onions until tender in the olive oil.
• Stir in the paprika. Add about 1 cup water to prevent onions and paprika from burning.
• Add carrots, garlic, tomato paste, tomatoes, cilantro (or parsley), turmeric and cinnamon and more water to cover.
• Simmer until the carrots begin to get slightly tender; add the potatoes and more water, if necessary, to cover. Simmer for about 1/2 hour.
• Add garbanzo beans and lemon juice. Adjust the amount of broth by adding more water if necessary. Simmer until beans are heated through.
• Adjust flavor by adding salt and pepper, if needed.
• Divide between 2 large bowls and garnish with cilantro or parsley.