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Chickpea and coriander soup

  by Josh Fraser
Preperation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves: 4

Recipe Ingredients
600g canned chickpeas, drained;
1 tbsp ground coriander;
1 onion, sliced;
1 large potato, peeled and diced;
750ml vegetable stock;
juice of half a lemon;
2 tbsp olive oil;
4 tbsp natural yogurt;
15g roughly chopped fresh coriander.
 
Recipe Method
In a pan heat the oil and gently cook the onion until soft. Add the ground coriander and cook for a further minute. Add the potato and stock. Bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 12 minutes until the potato is cooked.

Add the chickpeas, then transfer to a blender and blend until smooth (may have to do this in batches). Add the lemon juice and season. Return to the pan and heat through.

Serve the soup with the natural yogurt swirled on top and garnished with the fresh coriander.

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