Lebanese Vermicelli Soup
A vegetable filled version of the simple Lebanese vermicelli soup that will have you happily slurping. This comforting soup is a perfect balance of spices, vegetables, and delicate vermicelli noodles
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 251kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Vermicelli noodles either wheat or rice or angel hair pasta
- 1 ⅓ cup Brown onion diced
- 6 cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
- 8 cups Vegetable stock
- 1½ cups Chickpeas precooked (canned)
- 2 cups Baby spinach leaves
- 4 tablespoons Lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ½ teaspoon Cracked black pepper
- 1⅓ cup Carrot diced
Instructions
- In a large non-stick pot, over medium heat, add a tablespoon of vegetable stock and diced 1 ⅓ cup Brown onion and sweat until translucent by continuously stirring (if using olive oil, use this in place of the spoonful of vegetable stock) Add the crushed 6 cloves Garlic and it stir through the onions.1 ⅓ cup Brown onion, 6 cloves Garlic
- Add the 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon Ground allspice, ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon Cracked black pepper and cooked 1½ cups Chickpeas to the pot and stir to coat the onions and garlic. Add 8 cups of 8 cups Vegetable stock and bring it to a boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon Ground allspice, ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg, 8 cups Vegetable stock, ½ teaspoon Cracked black pepper, 1½ cups Chickpeas
- Over the pot, crush the 1 cup Vermicelli noodles into the soup and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat and stir through the 2 cups Baby spinach leaves and 4 tablespoons Lemon juice. Let the soup stand for five minutes and then serve the soup warm1 cup Vermicelli noodles, 2 cups Baby spinach leaves, 4 tablespoons Lemon juice
Nutrition
Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 1930mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 9560IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 3mg