WHB #106 - Spinach and Chickpea Soup
Filed in archive Food Blogosphere , Recipes on October 28, 2007
Dark green, fat spinach leaves are packed full of vitamins and antioxidants. You couldn't have paid me to eat them as a kid but now I love their earthy, rich, mineral flavors.
Spinach is in abundance at the markets this month so I've been picking up a few bunches every week to make salads, frittatas, risottos and soups.
And soup was just what the doctor ordered two days ago while we sat watching the sheets of rain slap against the windows. We were warm and dry inside, and hoping that our power wouldn't go out. Luckily it didn't!

Spinach is the main ingredient of my entry for this week's Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Pille at Nami-Nami. Here is my recipe for an aromatic, delicious Chickpea and Spinach Soup that is perfect on a chilly autumn day.
Chickpea and Spinach Soup
Serves 6
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pinch hot red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 can (19 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 2 cups cooked chickpeas
4 cups vegetable OR chicken stock
1/2 cup small pasta for soup
10 ounces fresh spinach, washed, drained and chopped, OR 1 box (10 oz) frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Heat the oil in large saucepan then add onion, garlic, cumin and hot pepper flakes.
Cook gently until softened.
Add chickpeas and stock and bring to boil then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Add pasta and cook for 5 minutes, or until almost tender.
Add spinach, pepper and salt and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
For a thicker soup, puree half the soup before adding pasta.
Enjoy!

Be sure to read the WHB #106 round up on Monday at Nami-Nami.
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Response from:
Pille
(10/28/07 8:02am)
Thank you for your WHB entry, Jennifer! It's cold and autumnal here in Estonia, so your spinach soup would be perfect!
Response from:
Kalyn
(10/28/07 11:05am)
I thought I had left a comment here, but then I realized that through Technorati I had found another site that has completely stolen this entry (I'm assming? You wouldn't have posted it somewhere else would you?) It is 100% identical to thos post. I don't want to leave the url here because if they are a splogger, that just sends people to them. Please e-mail me if you don't know about this and you'd like the url.
Response from:
Kalyn
(10/28/07 11:15am)
Now that I look at that blog a bit more, they are obviously stealing content from many sources. I've reported it to wordpress. Hope you will e-mail me so you can also report it.
Response from:
Katie
(10/28/07 3:49pm)
Great looking soup! I'm hungry for both soup and spinach so this is on my list.... such a long, long list!
Response from:
Genie
(10/28/07 5:23pm)
This looks delicious -- thank you for posting the recipe! So healthy and so tasty!
Response from:
Jennifer
(10/29/07 2:37am)
Pille, Thanks for hosting. Can't wait to read the round-up! Let me know if you try the soup recipe.
Response from:
Jennifer
(10/29/07 2:38am)
Kalyn, Thank you for alerting me. I'm dealing with it. Such a sad thing that people do this...
Response from:
Jennifer
(10/29/07 2:41am)
Katie, I have a huge list of recipes to try, too! Your recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes alla Romana sounds very, very interesting....
Response from:
Jennifer
(10/29/07 2:43am)
Genie, This soup was fantastic, I highly recommend it!
Response from:
Vegeyum
(10/30/07 3:44am)
How sad that some people have to steal posts! However the soup looks very delicious. Chickpeas are very special, don't you think?
Response from:
Jennifer
(10/31/07 2:07am)
Yes, I love chickpeas and we eat them all the time! And yes, people who steal other's writing are pathetic! Thanks for stopping by to say hello. I hope you try and love the soup.
Response from:
餐饮
(11/15/07 7:30pm)
i like cook
very very good
very very good
Response from:
Jennifer
(11/19/07 2:24am)
Thank you for saying hello! I hope you like the soup.
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