Leblebi - Tunisian Chickpea Soup Recipe

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Leblebi - Tunisian Chickpea Soup
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  1. To make the chickpeas, preheat the oven to 115°. Put the soaked prepared chickpeas, stock, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper, and extra water to cover the peas by 1 , if necessary, into a heavy lidded pot or casserole pot. Bring to a boil, cover and put in oven for about 3 hours, or until fully cooked and silky. Now, you can keep going, or store the soup in the fridge for a day or two, until you're ready to go. When you are ready you can make it all (serves 8) or a bit now, and more later. If you have refrigerated it, you can easily remove the fat from the top.
  2. When you are ready to eat, reheat the chickpeas in their liquid, while you prepare the eggs. Fill a bowl with ice water. For each bowl of soup, put one egg in a pan of not quite boiling water. Cover pan and turn off the heat. After 6 minutes, slip the eggs into the ice water to cool. Once they ar cool, peel them carefully, leaving the medium cooked eggs whole. This is a little bit fidlely but worth the effort after coming so far, or a runny boiled/fried egg can do the job too!
  3. Put some stale bread in the bottom of each bowl, and cover with a portion of chickpeas and their cooking liquid. Set an egg on top of each bowl, and cut it so that the yolk runs. Dribble some harissa sauce over each and sprinkle with cumin and freshly ground pepper. Top with olives, capers, and diced bell pepper. Dribble on a bit of olive oil, and squeeze the lemon wedge over all.
  4. This is a satisfying, belly-warming, invigorating soup, to cure you if you are both tired and hungry. But don't substitute for those chickpeas!
  5. Serve with a Sangiovese.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 424.44 Kcal (1777 kJ)
Calories from fat 162.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.09g 28%
Cholesterol 40.92mg 14%
Sodium 480.51mg 20%
Potassium 611.1mg 13%
Total Carbs 49.89g 17%
Sugars 6.41g 26%
Dietary Fiber 9.89g 40%
Protein 17.68g 35%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 7%
Iron 3.8mg 21%
Calcium 77.8mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 35.53 Kcal (149 kJ)
Calories from fat 13.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.51g 28%
Cholesterol 3.43mg 14%
Sodium 40.23mg 20%
Potassium 51.16mg 13%
Total Carbs 4.18g 17%
Sugars 0.54g 26%
Dietary Fiber 0.83g 40%
Protein 1.48g 35%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 7%
Iron 0.3mg 21%
Calcium 6.5mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.2
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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