Warning Exmoor Chickpea Soup

Name: Warning Exmoor Chickpea Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 36 min
Ingredients: 1 onion; 5 cloves garlic; Lots of carrots 6; 4 leeks; A whole broccoli chopped; Runner beans or french fine beans; Rock Salt; Black pepper; 750ml hot water; 2 tsp vegetable bouillon; 2 chicken stock pots; 1 can chickpeas; 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds; 2 bay leaves; White pepper

3 steps

Prep:30minCook:6min

I first had this soup at lee cottage on the north Devon stretch of the south west coast path in Exmoor, at my favourite tea garden ever lee cottage, pate of the lee abbey estate. They made this by adding all the vegetables in their allotment that were in season. I was camping at the time and the goodness of the freshness of these vegetables together with the delicious wholesome smell of this soup sent me straight back to the very best comforts of home and made me so happy. I have been trying to guess what was in it ever since. Theirs had runner beans in it. Here I use broccoli. It would not hurt it at all to also add cauliflower. This soup likes sweetness so going large on the carrots and leeks makes this taste even better.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:48:51 GMT