Grass pea soup (Zuppa di cicerchia)
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(103 reviews)
Zuppa di cicerchia is a typical soup of the Mediterranean cuisine. Quite nutritious thanks to the various legumes and vegetables. It has a unique flavour that you should try.
Ingredients
- 200 g grass pea
- 200 g mix of cannellini, borlotti beans and chickpeas
- 400 g vegetable broth
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 stalk of celery
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- Few grams of chives
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Some small pieces of toasted bread
- Salt
- Pepper
Serves
4
4
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Healthy
Rel. easy
210
calories
per person
calories
per person
Preparation
- Soak borlotti, cannellini and chickpeas for at least 12 hours. Cook them for two hours.
- Keep grass pea soaked in salted water for at least 24 hours, changing water regularly.
- Boil for 30-40 minutes. Once cooked leave in the cooking water.
- Blend the vegetables.
- Chop celery, carrot, onion and garlic and cook with olive oil for about 10 minutes in a fairly large pot.
- After about 10 minutes, add the blended vegetables to the pot of beans, the drained grass pea, the broth and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Serve adding chives, extra virgin olive oil, pepper and toasted bread.
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