Bowl of thick chickpea minestrone soup served with charred bread and fresh basil
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Hearty Chickpea Minestrone with Pesto

by Tenina Holder
posted 18 Jun, 2020 (last updated 23 Jun, 2020)
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Total Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 40mins
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    176

This Hearty Chickpea Minestrone Soup is an endlessly delicious vegan soup to have on your rotation if you cater for any non-meat eaters regularly. Chickpeas are high in protein and leave you full for hours, whilst the warming tomato base is perfect for carrying the herbs and vegetables. This recipe can't be beaten for lunch or dinner on a cold Winter's eve. It can be frozen for future use as well, or kept for lunches next day. Unbeatable!

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As seen in: Nourishing Thermomix Soups, Vegetarian Thermomix Meals

INGREDIENTS

  • Red onion icon
    Red onion
    1 (4.76oz/135g)
    quartered
  • Zucchini icon
    Zucchini
    4.23oz/120g (about ½)
    cubed
  • Eggplant icon
    Eggplant
    4.23oz/120g (about ½)
    cubed
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    5.29oz/150g (about 3)
    diced
  • Bell pepper icon
    Bell pepper
    3.53oz/100g (about ¾)
    diced
  • Dried chickpeas icon
    Dried chickpeas
    5.29oz/150g (about ¾ cup)
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    0.74fl oz/20g (1½ tbsp)
  • Tomato paste icon
    Tomato paste
    3.53oz/100g (about ½ cup)
  • Balsamic vinegar icon
    Balsamic vinegar
    1 tbsp (0.50fl oz/16g)
  • Golden caster sugar icon
    Golden caster sugar
    1 tbsp (0.44oz/13g)
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    10.14fl oz/300g (1¼ cups)
  • Fennel seeds icon
    Fennel seeds
    1 tsp (0.07oz/2g)
  • Canned diced tomatoes icon
    Canned diced tomatoes
    14.11oz/400g (about 1¾ cups)
  • Italian herbs icon
    Italian herbs
    1 tbsp (0.19oz/5g)
    dried
  • Pesto icon
    Pesto
    as needed
  • Fresh herbs icon
    Fresh herbs
    1 handful

METHOD

  1. Add dried chickpeas and enough water to cover them in a clean medium bowl
  2. Soak for at least 24 hours
  3. Drain the water
  4. Place onion, garlic and EVOO into the Thermomix bowl
  5. Fit TM5 bowl to TM5
  6. Chop - approx 4 sec, speed 5
  7. Sauté - approx 5 min, varoma, speed 1
  8. Add all remaining ingredients, including drained chickpeas, but without the pesto and fresh herbs
  9. Cook - approx 1 hr 30 min, 100°C, reverse speed 1
  10. Check that the chickpeas are soft enough to your liking
  11. If they are not, add more cooking time
  12. This can vary depending on how old your dried chickpeas are and also on how long you soaked them
  13. Serve with a generous swirl of pesto and fresh herbs

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