Sweet Potato Chickpeas Soup

A super comforting soup recipe that wards away the blues with a rich sweet flavour that’s offset by a squeeze of lemon and a few twists of black pepper supplemented onto each person’s soup bowl at the table.

Nutritional Benefits:
Chickpeas are high in protein and make an excellent replacement for meat in vegetarian and vegan diets. As a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, they offer a variety of health benefits. Sweet Potato is an excellent source of beta carotene, vitamin C, fibre and potassium.

Ingredients:

• 20 grams onion
• 20 grams chickpeas
• 20 grams sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• 50 ml vegetable stock
• 1 garlic clove
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon oil
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Per Serving:

• Nutrition Info
• Amount
• Calories
• 138 kcal
• Carbs
• 3.7 grams
• Protein
• 1.3 grams
• Fats
• 6.1 grams

Method:

• Heat oil and add onion, garlic, cumin and coriander and cook until tender.
• Then add sweet potato and fry for 2 min. Pour in the vegetable stock and boil for 10 mins
• Later add the drained chickpeas and heatthe mixture.
• Puree mixture in the blender until smooth.
• Add this mixture to the pan and adjust the consistency with extra water if needed, then heat until boiling.
• Add a drizzle of lemon juiceand a couple of grinds of black pepper and stir well.
• Serve hot and warm.

Over to you:
This delicious and hearty soup is perfect for warming up. It is an easy, nutritious, one-pot meal that makes great leftovers, too.