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Another request from a friend and it is indeed another soup recipe:)

Chick Pea Salsa Soup

  • 1 big onion
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 2 Tbsps coconut oil
  • hot sauce to taste
  • 2-28oz cans diced tomatoes
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 4 tsps coconut sugar
  • 2-19oz cans chick peas
  • 4 cups fresh spinach (be generous)
  • 2 cups zucchini
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Greek yogurt

  1. Cook chopped up onion and garlic in coconut oil till soft.
  2. Add hot sauce and stir.
  3. Add the tomatoes, broth, tomato paste and coconut sugar then mix well. Bring to a boil.
  4. Drain and rinse the canned chick peas then add to the soup with the spinach and diced zucchini and heat through till zucchini is soft (doesn’t take long).
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Top with Greek yogurt, add more black pepper to enhance the soups flavor and serve with the Parmesan biscuits.


Parmesan and Spelt Drop Biscuits

  • 2 cups white unbleached flour
  • 1 cup spelt flour
  • 4 tsps baking powder
  • 4 tsps oregano
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan (be generous)
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • Paprika for sprinkling
  • Parmesan for sprinkling

  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, oregano and cheese together.
  2. Cut the butter into the flour with a pastry knife till crumbly.
  3. Add milk to batter and stir till just moist (dough will be sticky).
  4. Drop by spoon full (be generous) onto greased cookie sheet or un-greased seasoned stone sheet.
  5. Sprinkle with paprika and cheese.
  6. Bake in the middle of the oven at 425 for about ten minutes give or take… till golden and toothpick tested. Makes about 24 biscuits.

TTFN

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