Chickpea Soup

By ALICJA

Ingredients

• 2 cups chickpeas
• 2 cups canned tomatoes
• 1 lg.onion,chopped
• 1 stalk celery,minced
• 2 carrots,sliced
• 4 garlic cloves,minced
• 1 red pepper,diced
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bouillon cube
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Soak chickpeas overnight.Cover with water and bring to boil.Add all remaining ingredients and cook slowly over medium heat for about 1 hour,until the chickpeas and vegetables are tender.Adjust seasoning.Cover and simmer the soup for about 15 min.Remove the bay leaf.
Serve hot.