Peas & beans noodle soup- 5 minutes!
There is nothing I love more than 5-minute meal!
... Actually I change my mind, there's nothing a love more than a 5-minute dessert but let's not get distracted... here we're talking five minute meals of the savoury variety! (Note: sometimes I do have a dessert as a meal)
I love a good dip with raw veggies, and I'm often to be found whipping up a batch at a moments notice. Now I've discovered that with just an extra couple of minutes work you have yourself a bowl of thick hot luxurious soup! The day after taking these photos I made the soup again (more dip leftovers) and added turmeric (to heal my sore gym muscles), and spinach. Its a 'throw in whatever you fancy' deal.
Yay for five minutes!
Yay for plant protein power!
Yay for warming soups and noodles!
Just so you know the soup came about as I made ridiculously large batch of the dip (for a gathering I'd overestimated) and figured I wouldn't get through fast enough just as a dip, so why not make a double batch and have it both ways.
For extra inspiration see the posts below for ways I've used the dip.
Stuffed pancake stack
Christmas tree flatbreads
Recipe: peas and beans soup
Makes 1 bowl of dip and 2-3 servings of soup (depending on thickness and mix-ins)
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 ½ cups frozen peas (thawed)
- 1 cup cooked/canned white beans
- A few green jalapeno peppers (optional)
- 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ red onion finely chopped
- 2 tbs coriander or mint (i added fresh mint this time at the end)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Extras to make into soup:
- 1 cup boiling water
- approx. 1/2 cup or more quick cook GF noodles (I used buckwheat)
- 1 tsp ground turmeric (optional)
- 1 cup spinach (optional)
Method
Pour the boiling water in a smallish pan and add the noodles and turmeric, simmer for the required time till cooked (mine took 3 minutes)
Meanwhile, blend all the dip ingredients in food processor until fairly smooth. Add to the water and cooked noodles and mix to heat through- add a little more boiling water to reach desired thickness. Mix through the spinach for a minute until wilted and garnish with fresh mint, salt and pepper to serve.
