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Simple Cretan chickpea soup is for Soup.

Simple Cretan chickpea soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Simple Cretan chickpea soup takes 90 minutes to cook.

Simple Cretan chickpea soup makes 9 servings.

The ingredients for Simple Cretan chickpea soup are:

500 grams Dry uncooked chickpeas, soaked overnight in lightly salted water
1.5 large onion, finely chopped
0.5 cup olive oil (preferably extra virgin)
juice of 2 lemons
2 tablespoons white flour
salt to taste
pinch of pepper
pinch of fresh thyme (optional)

Here is how you make Simple Cretan chickpea soup:

Drain the soaked chickpeas and rinse well.Put them in a pot, with about 7-8 cups of cold water, over medium heat, and bring to a boilMeanwhile,finely chop the onions and just add them in the soupCover and simmer in low heat for about an hour and a half (or about 30 minutes if you use a pressure cooker, but remember that the slower you cook chickpeas, the tastier they get). Cooking time depends on the quality and freshness of the chickpeas, or the composition of the water, so I'm just giving an average for most dried chickpeas you can find in the market .Once they are very tender and buttery, mix the lemon juice with the flour until lumps are gone. Pour mixture over the soup while stirring with a wooden spoon. Pour the olive oil in, salt and pepper to taste, turn the heat off, cover and let simmer a little until the stove cools off.Top with a pinch of fresh thyme and serve with toasted sour dough bread and Kalamata olives (optional)Serving Size: makes about 9 cup-sized servings of soupNumber of Servings: 9Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STELLAKEME.

The nutritional information for Simple Cretan chickpea soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 230.6

• Total Fat: 13.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 25.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 14.1 g
• Protein: 11.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Simple Cretan chickpea soup is Vegan