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chick pea soup with feta cheese

Greek style chickpea soup

High fibre Greek chickpea soup cooked with a TOWER pressure cooker. Vegan recipe, unless you choose to add feta cheese on top!
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Prep Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 9 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 2 servings
Calories 304 kcal

Equipment

  • pressure cooker
  • stove
  • water boiler
  • stainless steel sieve

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams chickpeas (raw, uncooked)
  • 1 large white onion
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 40 grams fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 sprinkles black pepper
  • 3 sprinkles salt

Optional

  • 60 grams low fat feta cheese

Instructions
 

  • Soak the chickpeas overnight.
  • Sieve the soaked chickpeas to remove the water and put them into the pressure cooker.
  • Peel, slice and dice the white onion.
  • Heat 2 cups (1 litre) of water in the water boiler. Poor the boiling water into the pressure cooker and let the chickpeas boil for 5 minutes.
    You will notice a layer of foam forming along the top of the water.
  • Sieve the chickpeas to remove the water and wash them with tap water to make sure the foam is removed.
  • Put the chickpeas back into the pressure cooker and start heating 4 cups (2 litres) of water in the water boiler.
  • Add the onions, garlic powder, salt and pepper in the pressure cooker and mix with the chickpeas.
  • Add the boiling water in the pressure cooker and mix.
  • Turn the heat on (high heat) and close the lid. Turn the pressure-limiting valve to "I" (for low pressure).
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  • Wait until the safety open-preventing valve raises and reduce the heat to very low.
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  • After 50 minutes, turn the heat off and remove the pressure cooker from the stove. Open the lid when the safety open-preventing valve falls down.
  • Add the olive oil and lemon juice, mix and let the food stand for 5 minutes. You are ready to serve!
  • Add the feta cheese on top, if you want to (30g per portion)!

Notes

Without feta cheese: 
Protein per portion: 10g (20% RI)
 
With feta cheese:
Protein per portion: 16g (32% RI)
 
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