Spicy Tomato Chickpea Soup in preparation for our Canadian Winters

This is A Canadian Foodie Original Creation!

I read a recipe at my dentist’s office that inspired this Spicy Tomato Chickpea Soup and wondered how effectively my Thermomix could toast the spices. The answer: very!

I just love the nibbly texture the spices give this Spicy Tomato Chickpea Soup, and the explosion of flavour I take pleasure in when I burst into a plump and juicy little spice seed that didn’t get pulvarized during the puréeing process. I am really happy with these flavours, the nutritive value, and the fact that there is virtually no fat in the entire soup. It must be served with a generous dollop of great homemade yogurt that is stirred into the mix as the tang compliments the taste experience.

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Spicy Tomato Chickpea Soup

A Canadian Foodie Original Recipe that will leave you warmed from head to toe in the cold Canadian Winter months.

Course Soup

Cuisine Asian Canadian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes

Total Time 23 minutes

Servings 2 .2 litres

Author Valerie Lugonja

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp . of fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp . of coriander seeds
• 2 tsp of cumin seeds
• 2 tsp . of yellow mustard seeds
• 10 grams or 4 cloves of garlic , peeled
• 135-150 grams or 1/2 large onion , chopped
• 10 g olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 19 ounce can or 375-400 grams of garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
• 1 28 ounce can or 800 grams of DOP tomatoes , not drained
• 200-400 grams organic chicken stock
• 2 red peppers , roasted, peeled, and seeded
• freshly ground pepper , to taste

Instructions

1. Toast the first 4 ingredients in TM bowl for 4 minutes at 100°C on speed 2; remove and set aside
2. Weigh garlic and onion into TM bowl; chop for 3 seconds at speed 7
3. Scrape down sides of TM bowl and add toasted spices and weigh in olive oil; sauté for 3 minutes at 100°C on speed 2
4. Weigh in salt, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and stock; cook at Varoma for 10 minutes on speed 2
5. Add roasted pepper and purée all for 30 seconds at speed 8, until desired consistency
6. Serve hot with a dollop of homemade yogurt