Chickpea, Tomato, and Spelt Soup
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Yield Makes 6 cups
Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1 cup spelt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch lengths
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon saffron (optional)
- 4 cups chicken broth, homemade or canned
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley, for garnish
Directions
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Place spelt in a medium bowl and cover with cold water. Let soak for 1 hour; drain.
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In a 5-quart Dutch oven or large soup pot, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add bay leaves, paprika, cumin, saffron (if using), spelt, broth, and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes or until spelt is tender.
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Add tomatoes and chickpeas and cook for 20 minutes or until flavors have blended. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.
This recipe was awesome! Used barley, as suggested. Wonderful for a cold winter night.
Interesting that this recipe, which uses chicken stock, is listed as vegetarian. Need I state the obvious when I suggest using vegetable stock?
Derailedlisa: I make it with barley all the time, and follow the same procedure as written for the spelt. It's one of my families favorite meals with a fresh loaf of bread.
Could Barley be used instead of Spelt?
This soup is soooo good and easy to make. I added 1 small diced zucchini with the chickpeas
Very easy to make and delicious. The spelt has a great texture. This is a great addition to my soup repetoire.
I made this one too. The whole family loved it. I couldn't find spelt at the store so I used brown rice instead. I served it with a salad and fresh whole wheat bread. Family requested I make it again.
This recipe was healthy and delicious. The one change I made was a sprinkle of cilantro instead of parsley. Had fresh cilantro and thought it would go well with the cumin. Will definitely make again. *****