Moroccan tomato & chickpea soup with couscous
This filling soup is healthy and packed with the flavours of North Africa: harissa, ginger, lemon and coriander
- Prep:20 mins
Cook:45 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 265
- fat 10.4g
- saturates 1.4g
- carbs 33g
- sugars 9.9g
- fibre 6g
- protein 7.3g
- salt 1.2g
Ingredients
- 75g couscous
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 750ml hot vegetable stock
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped into small cubes
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- half a finger of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 1-2 tbsp ras-el-hanout
- 1 tbsp harissa paste, plus extra to serve
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 400g tin chickpeas
- juice ½ lemon
- roughly chopped coriander, to serve
Tip
Ras-el-hanoutRas el hanout, a North African spice mix, contains cardamom, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, turmeric and black pepper. Find it in larger supermarkets, or use a mix of the spices above.
Method
Tip the couscous into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and stir through 1 tbsp of the oil. Pour over enough hot stock just to cover and cover the bowl with cling film and set aside.
Heat the rest of the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and carrot gently for 8 mins until softened. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 2 mins more then stir in the ras el hanout and harissa and cook for another minute. Pour in the tomatoes and stock and give everything a good stir. Season, add the chickpeas and simmer everything gently for 20 mins until thickened slightly then squeeze over the lemon.
Uncover the couscous and fluff up with a fork. Spoon the soup into bowls, top each with a mound of couscous, scatter with coriander and serve with extra harissa for those who want it.