"TammyM" > wrote in message
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>I had a bag o' garbanzos in the pantry. Reason enough for soup in my
>house. I cooked all of the garbanzos in the pressure cooker, and once
>cooked, put half of them in the freezer for another batch o'soup. Sauteed
>a chopped onion and several cloves of garlic (I wanted it to be REALLY
>garlic-y), then added a finely chopped carrot and continued to sautee.
>Threw in quite a bit of cumin, coriander, aleppo pepper and a touch of
>cayenne. Added broth, some tahini, a LOT of lemon juice (Meyer, from my
>tree) and about half of the garbanzos. Blitzed the beejeezus out of it
>with the stick blender. Then added a medium-chopped sweet potato, some
>chopped frozen spinach and the remaining garbanzos. Cooked until the
>potato was cooked through and added some chopped flat-leaf parsley and
>cilantro.
>
> Oh my goodness, delicious. Very tasty indeed, such nice flavor with all
> that lemony, garlicy, herby, spiciness to it. Had it for lunch along with
> some toasted pita bread and a salad.
>

This sounds really good. I love these beans. We actually snack on them
plain every now and then. (One of the reasons our HDL cholesterol reading
is always at 70+. )