Creamy Chickpea Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 -3 tablespoons mango chutney

Recipe

• 1 heat oil over medium heat in large saucepan and garlic and cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. (do not let the garlic brown.).
• 2 add chickpeas and their liquid and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.
• 4 transfer to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
• 5 return puree to saucepan and add 1 cup or more water to thin to desired consistency.
• 6 ledle soup into bowls and stir a little chutney into each. i like it best if the chutney is not stirred in uniformly, but just swirled in, so different spoonfuls have a different taste.