Comfort Soup Vegetarian Chickpea
This is the vegetarian version of a soup i recently posted. i made it up the other day and it is real comfort food. Hearty and healthy - it makes a big pot and that's a good thing as you'll want more than one bowl.
Steps
Saute onion , garlic and olive oil together until the onion is soft and translucent.
Add the chickpeas , carrots , tomato paste , bay leaf and 1 1 / 2 quarts water.
Season to taste.
Bring to a simmer and cook , covered for 1 / 2 an hour.
Add the pearl barley and simmer for another 40-60 minutes , or until the chickpeas and barley are cooked through and the soup is quite thick.
This was a really satisfying meal with a tossed green salad and garlic bread.
Ingredients
onions, garlic cloves, olive oil, chickpeas, carrots, tomato paste, bay leaf, pearl barley, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper