Chickpea Soup

Ingredients

• 350 g dried chickpeas
• 1 can pizza tomatoes
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 1 stalk celery (finely grated)
• 1 carrot (finely grated)
• 3 garlic cloves (pressed)
• 1 tbsp sambal oelek
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• crushed vegetable broth (to taste)
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. 1.

   Soak the chickpeas overnight in plenty of water. The next day drain and rinse them, then add to a pot with 1 l water, carrots, celery, onions, and the bay leaf; simmer for 1 hour. After 50 minutes, add pizza tomatoes, garlic, sambal oelek, and olive oil; continue cooking until done. Remove the bay leaf.

2. 2.

   Season with salt, pepper, and broth to taste, ladle into bowls, and serve.