Chickpea and escarole soup

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupChopped onion
1tablespoonMinced garlic
1½teaspoonMinced fresh thyme (or 1/2
teaspoonDried thyme)
1½teaspoonMinced fresh oregano (or 1/2
teaspoonDried oregano)
8cupsCoarsely chopped escarole
Leaves
2½cupCooked chickpeas (or 1 1/4
Dried chickpeas, soaked
¼cupUncooked brown rice
1cupFrozen or canned corn
Kernels
2tablespoonsTomato paste
2Tabelspoons lemon juice
1½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonTobasco sauce
Black pepper
Overnight in refrigerator)

Directions

In a 6 to 8 quart pot heat ½ cup water till simmering, add onion, garlic, thyme and oregano and cook until onion is wilted. Add escarole, chickpeas, rice and 10 cups of water (I used half veggie stock and half water), cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in corn, tomato paste and lemon juice and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add salt and tobasco sauce and black pepper to taste. Makes 8 servings.

adapted from _The Wellness Lowfat Cookbook_ by the Editors of the Wellness Cooking School at the University of California at Berkeley: From: Thomas P Collins <tcollins@...>. Fatfree Digest [Volume 8 Issue 57] June 18, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@... using MMCONV.