Garbanzo and spinach soup
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
Chickpeas 1lb. driedSpinach, fresh, 1 bunch 2 slices sourdough breadFew strands Saffron2-3T Olive Oil3 cloves garlic1 medium onionSalt Pepper
Add garbanzo beans, 1 clove garlic, onion to pot - fill with water and soak beans overnight. Remove onion and garlic, add 1 t salt and 1 t pepper -- bring beans to boil, turn to medium and cook 1 to 11/2 hours or until beans are soft.
Rinse spinace and remove stems, set aside.
Cube bread. Set aside. Mince garlic.
Heat 2 T oil and cook garlic and bread cubes until golden.
In a blender pulverize cooked bread/garlic mixture; add few strands of saffron and 1 cup of broth from soup mixture. Combine until liquified--add to soup mixture.
Heat remaining olive oil and saute spinach. Add to soup mixture during last ten minutes of cooking. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with crusty bread.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLAJJ24.
Rinse spinace and remove stems, set aside.
Cube bread. Set aside. Mince garlic.
Heat 2 T oil and cook garlic and bread cubes until golden.
In a blender pulverize cooked bread/garlic mixture; add few strands of saffron and 1 cup of broth from soup mixture. Combine until liquified--add to soup mixture.
Heat remaining olive oil and saute spinach. Add to soup mixture during last ten minutes of cooking. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with crusty bread.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLAJJ24.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 86.8
- Total Fat: 3.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 158.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
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