Lemon Chickpea Soup

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Serves 4

This lemony chickpea soup recipe is bright, nourishing, and comforting. Blending some of the chickpeas makes it lightly creamy! Ready in 30 minutes, it's a perfect weeknight dinner. Vegan and gluten-free. This recipe is from our cookbook, Love & Lemons Simple Feel Good Food.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
1 bunch scallions, chopped
¾ teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
4 cups vegetable broth
3 cups cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons tahini
2 cups fresh spinach
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus wedges for serving
Red pepper flakes
Pita, for serving

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the scallions, salt, and several grinds of pepper and cook for 2 minutes, or until softened but still bright green. Add 3 cups of the broth and 1⅔ cups of the chickpeas and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Combine the remaining 1 cup broth, the remaining 1⅓ cups chickpeas, and the tahini in a blender and blend until creamy. Stir into the soup pot and simmer over low heat for 2 minutes.
Add the spinach, dill, and lemon juice and stir until the spinach is wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Portion into bowls and top with a generous swirl of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes. Serve with pita.

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