Chickpea, fava bean & leek soup
July 3, 2017
: 4
: 15 min
: 30 min
: 45 min
: easy
My nuclear cupboard is never without several cans of chickpeas and along with the fava beans they add a delicious nutty taste to this very nourishing soup. This is one of my winter favourites and I often make a large pot on Sunday and so Monday's evening meal is all sorted!
Ingredients
- 1 leek - chopped
- 1TB olive oil
- 1 can chickpeas - drained
- 1 can fava beans - drained
- 1 organic vegetable stock cube
- 500 mls water
Directions
- Step 1 Heat the olive oil in a large pot, add the leek and cook until soft
- Step 2 Add the chickpeas, fava beans, water and cook for 20 minutes
- Step 3 Add the organic stock cube and mix well.
- Step 4 Puree the soup and taste for seasoning – enjoy!
