Thick Soup of Chickpeas with Mushrooms


Servings: 4
Prep time: 45
Cooking time: 150
INGREDIENTS
  • - 150 g of dried raw chickpeas
  • - 20 g of dried mushrooms
  • - 400 g of mushrooms
  • - 1 tablespoon of rosemary
  • - 1 teaspoon of chopped parsley
  • - 2 cloves of garlic
  • - 2 small potatoes
  • - 2 slices of bread
  • - 1 tablespoon marjoram
  • - extra virgin olive oil
  • - salt
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Drain the chickpeas and cook for about 2 hours in unsalted water. This operation is also possible to realize the day before, retaining the cooking liquid of the vegetables.
  2. Soak the dried mushrooms in warm water, wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth or rinse briefly under cold running water and slice.
  3. Chop the garlic, peel the potatoes and cut into cubes holding them to soak in cold water, chop the soaked dried mushrooms.
  4. In a saucepan, saute for 5 minutes, the garlic and rosemary with 4 tablespoons of olive oil, add the mushrooms, dried mushrooms, chopped potatoes and drain the water, stir and cook for 6-7 minutes.
  5. Combine the cooked chickpeas well-mashed with a fork, add salt and cook for another 15 minutes basting with the cooking water from the chickpeas in order to achieve the consistency of a thick soup.
  6. Cut the bread into cubes, season with a little olive oil and marjoram and toast in the oven at 160 ° C for 10 minutes.
  7. Adjust salt, add the parsley and serve the soup in the dishes with over croutons.