Moroccan chickpea soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 onion
  
  , chopped
• 2 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  
• 1 tsp cumin
  
• 1 tsp ras-el-hanout
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
  
• 200g roasted red pepper, from a jar
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomato
• 400ml vegetable stock
• 400g can chickpea, drained and rinsed
• 2 preserved lemon, rind chopped (discard the pulp and seeds)
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 50g wholewheat couscous

  Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large lidded pan. Add the onion and garlic, put on the lid and cook for 5 mins, stirring halfway through. Stir the chilli, ginger, cumin, ras el hanout and cinnamon into the pan and cook for 1 min. Add the peppers, tomatoes and stock. Bring to the boil, turn down to a simmer, put on the lid and cook for 10 mins.
  2. Blitz the soup with a stick blender, or in a food processor until smooth. Return to the pan and add more liquid to thin the soup, if you like. Stir in the chickpeas, preserved lemons, honey and some seasoning. If eating straight away, add the couscous and heat through for 5 mins. (If taking to work, add the couscous just before reheating).
  3. Source: bbcgoodfood.com