Pine nut and chickpea soup with mint

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Butter
2 teaspoons Sunflower-seed oil
1 cup Sliced yellow onions
½ cup Pine nuts
1 small Clove garlic; crushed
1 Celery rib; chopped
2 Fresh sage leaves; coarsely chopped
1 cup Drained canned or freshly cooked chickpeas
4 cups Water or vegetable broth; or water from cooking chickpeas
1½ teaspoon Salt
Freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Directions

Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15-18 minutes Adapted from "The Vegetarian Table," by Deborah Madison.

1. Melt butter with oil in stockpot or large saucepan. Add onions, pine nuts, garlic, celery and sage. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are limp and pine nuts have browned, about 10 minutes.

2. Add chickpeas, water or broth, salt and heat to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 15 minutes.

3. Let cool briefly; puree in a blender until smooth. Return soup to pot, stir in mint and cook 1 to 2 minutes to heat through. Salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition information per serving: Calories ....... 140 Fat ............. 9 g Cholesterol .. 5 mg Sodium ...... 685 mg Carbohydrates .. 13 g Protein ....... 5 g Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Rrairie@... on Aug 1, 1997

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