Best 3 Cold Chickpea Tahini Soup Recipes

TAHINOSOUPA (GREEK TAHINI SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the rice and simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until tender. In a small bowl, beat the tahini and lemon juice (adding some cold water, if necessary) together. Add this mixture to the rice, stir well, and simmer for about 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

CHICKPEA AND TAHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in soup pot. Add onion and garlic and saute over med-low until golden.
• Add water and bullion cubes, mushrooms, cabbage, and seasonings. Bring to a rapid simmer, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set aside 1 cup of the chickpeas and place the remainder in a food processor or blender with the tahini. Add a little water as needed to thin the consistency. Process until smoothly pureed. Stir the puree back into the soup pot.
• Stir in the reserved chickpeas, bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer very gently for 10 minutes.
• Stir in parsley, scallions, dill and lemon juice. Add water as needed for medium-thick consistency.
• Season with salt and pepper, then simmer for 5 minutes longer.

CARROT & TAHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a deep saucepan over a medium-high heat and fry half the chickpeas for 5-8 mins until golden and crisp. Tip into a bowl and toss with sea salt, then leave to cool until ready to serve.
• Add the remaining oil, the onions, garlic, celery, carrots and a pinch of salt to the pan and fry over a medium heat for 8 mins, or until the vegetables have coloured slightly and started to soften.
• Pour in the stock and add the remaining chickpeas, then bring the mixture to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10-12 mins until the carrots are tender. Add the tahini and a large pinch of black pepper, then blitz the soup until smooth using a hand blender. Taste for seasoning, then ladle into bowls and top with the fried chickpeas and some black pepper just before serving.