Harissa-Spiced Chickpea & Lentil Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• carrots
  12 oz
• chickpeas
  2 unit
• cilantro
  ½ oz
• cooking oil
• garlic
  4 clove
• harissa powder
  2 tbsp
• lentils
  2 unit
• olive oil
• onion
  2
• pepper
• pitas
  4 unit
• salt
• smoked paprika
  2 tsp
• sugar
  ¼ tsp
• tomato
  2
• tomato paste
  2 unit
• veggie stock concentrate
  4 unit
• water
  2½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• heavy-bottomed pot

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Peel, halve, and dice onion into ¼-inch pieces. Trim, peel, and thinly slice carrots into rounds. Peel and mince or grate garlic . Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces. Drain lentils . Drain chickpeas . TIP: Drain lentils and chickpeas separately; you'll add them to the soup at different times!

   onion: 2, carrots: 12 oz, garlic: 4 clove, tomato: 2, lentils: 2 unit, chickpeas: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots; season with salt and pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies begin to soften, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Stir in garlic, harissa powder , smoked paprika , tomato paste , and sugar ; cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is fragrant and brick red in color, ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   cooking oil, salt, pepper, harissa powder: 2 tbsp, smoked paprika: 2 tsp, tomato paste: 2 unit, sugar: ¼ tsp
3. 

   3

   Add diced tomato, veggie stock concentrate , lentils, water , salt, and pepper to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soup has thickened and lentils are warmed through and tender, ⏱️ 8 minutes .

   veggie stock concentrate: 4 unit, water: 2½ cup
4. 

   4

   While soup simmers, tear cilantro leaves from stems; discard stems. Toast pitas . Drizzle with olive oil ; season with salt and pepper.

   cilantro: ½ oz, pitas: 4 unit, olive oil
5. 

   5

   Stir chickpeas into pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has reduced slightly and chickpeas are tender, ⏱️ 7 minutes more. In the last 3 minutes of cooking, using the back of a wooden spoon, gently mash about half the chickpeas and lentils. TIP: If you prefer a brothier soup, skip mashing! Taste and season with additional salt and pepper.
6. 

   6

   Divide soup between bowls. Top with cilantro leaves, a drizzle of olive oil , and pepper. Serve with pitas on the side.

   olive oil