Strisce con Ceci

Name: Strisce con Ceci (Ribbon noodles & chickpea soup)
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: strisce or maccheroni for 4-5 (pasta recipe) or 250 g commercial pasta; strisce or maccheroni for 4-5 (pasta recipe) or 250 g commercial pasta; strisce or maccheroni for 4-5 (pasta recipe) or 250 g commercial pasta; strisce or maccheroni for 4-5 (pasta recipe) or 250 g commercial pasta; 4 oz/100 g carrots, finely chopped; 14 oz/400 g dried chickpeas (soaked for 10 hrs, water discarded); 1 sprig rosemary or 2 tsp chopped dried rosemary; 1 sprig rosemary or 2 tsp chopped dried rosemary; salt; 5 black peppercorns; 1 stick celery, finely chopped; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 4 tbsp olive oil

Ribbon noodles & chickpea soup

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Table in Tuscany

By Leslie Forbes

Published 1985

About

Strisce are wide ribbon noodles ideal for this thick soup that is more like noodles with a chickpea sauce.

Ingredients

14 oz/400 g dried chickpeas (soaked for 10 hrs, water discarded)
4 oz/10

Europe
Italy
Soup
Vegan
Mediterranean
Tuscany
Spicy

Method

Put the chickpeas in a deep saucepan with the garlic and pepper. Add enough water to cover plus one inch. Cover and cook slowly on a low heat for 3 hours. When tender remove the chickpeas, saving the liquid, and put all but 6 tablespoons of the chickpeas through a food processor or vegetable mill wi