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Revithosoupa (Greek Chickpea Soup)

Name: Revithosoupa (Greek Chickpea Soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400 g dried chickpeas, soaked overnight; 1 onion, whole; 120 ml olive oil (yes, this much); Juice of 1.5 lemons; 2 tbsp flour (for the lemon thickening); Rosemary or bay leaf; Salt, pepper

Santorini's humble masterpiece: chickpeas, olive oil, lemon and nothing to hide behind. Proof that the Mediterranean diet is about technique, not luxury.

Prep Time

120

Cook Time

Servings

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1Drain the soaked chickpeas; simmer in fresh water 20 minutes, skim, drain again.

2Return to the pot with the whole onion, rosemary and plenty of water; simmer 60-75 minutes until butter-soft.

3Whisk flour into the lemon juice; ladle hot broth into it, whisking (tempering).

4Stir the lemon mixture back into the pot; simmer 5 minutes to thicken - the silky avgolemono touch.

5Remove the onion; season; finish with the olive oil stirred in at the end.

6Serve with bread and more lemon at the table - Santorini style with a splash of ouzo if you dare.

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Revithosoupa (Greek Chickpea Soup)

Ingredients

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