Soup
Vegetable Soup with Chickpeas and Kale
Two kinds of tomatoes, sweet potato, green beans and chickpeas make a vegetable soup brightened with wine vinegar.
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Cuisine
- American
Serving ideas
Ladle into bowls and serve with crusty bread.
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 tsp sea salt, plus more to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1 small sweet potato, diced
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, 14.5 oz
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tsp dried oregano, or 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme or rosemary
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup green beans, chopped
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 can chickpeas, 15 oz, rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups kale, chopped
Before you cook
Add the kale toward the end so it wilts without cooking as long as the root vegetables.
How to make Vegetable Soup with Chickpeas and Kale
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Warm the oil over medium heat. Cook the onion, salt and pepper for about 8 minutes. Add the carrot and sweet potato and cook for 2 minutes more.
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Add the canned tomatoes, garlic, oregano, pepper flakes, broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
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Stir in the cherry tomatoes, green beans, zucchini and chickpeas. Cover and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the beans are tender.
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Add the vinegar and kale and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and adjust the seasoning.
The full recipe
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Vegetable Soup with Chickpeas and Kale
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Warm the oil over medium heat. Cook the onion, salt and pepper for about 8 minutes. Add the carrot and sweet potato and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Add the canned tomatoes, garlic, oregano, pepper flakes, broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes, green beans, zucchini and chickpeas. Cover and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the beans are tender.
- Add the vinegar and kale and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and adjust the seasoning.













