Vegetable Soup With Chickpeas and Spinach Recipe

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Vegetable Soup With Chickpeas and Spinach

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Ingredients:

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1 cup dried garbanzo beans , soaked overnight and drained
6 cups water
kosher salt
4 slices baguette
1 1/2 tbsp sherry wine vinegar
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 medium ripe tomatoes, peeled seeded and chopped or 1 cup canned chopped tomato with juice
2 tsp paprika
1 lb potato, diced
fresh ground black pepper
1 lb spinach, stemmed and chopped
3 tbsp pine nuts (optional)
1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 pinch saffron, crumbled
1 large egg, hard-cooked and chopped

Directions:

Combine the drained chickpeas and 4 c of the water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour. Add 1 t salt and continue to simmer until tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Toast the bread until golden and tear it into smaller pieces. Place in a small bowl and douse with the vinegar.
Heat the oil in a heavy soup pot over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until it begins to soften, abut 3 minutes. Add 1/3rd of the garlic, the tomatoes, and the paprika, and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes cook down to a thick paste, 10-15 minutes.
Add the chickpeas with their liquid, the potatoes, another teaspoon of salt, pepper, and the remaining 2 c water. Bring to a boil reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in the spinach and simmer another 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Add the remaining garlic, the soaked bread, pine nuts, parsley, saffron, and hard-cooked egg to the soup. Stir once, turn off the heat, and let the soup rest for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	363.33 Kcal (1521 kJ)
Calories from fat	93.52 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.39g	16%
Cholesterol	26.64mg	9%
Sodium	364.04mg	15%
Potassium	1040.02mg	22%
Total Carbs	56.1g	19%
Sugars	7.73g	31%
Dietary Fiber	10.31g	41%
Protein	14.09g	28%
Vitamin C	30.6mg	51%
Vitamin A	0.7mg	22%
Iron	4.9mg	27%
Calcium	152mg	15%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	77.23 Kcal (323 kJ)
Calories from fat	19.88 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.21g	16%
Cholesterol	5.66mg	9%
Sodium	77.39mg	15%
Potassium	221.08mg	22%
Total Carbs	11.92g	19%
Sugars	1.64g	31%
Dietary Fiber	2.19g	41%
Protein	2.99g	28%
Vitamin C	6.5mg	51%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	22%
Iron	1mg	27%
Calcium	32.3mg	15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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