Creamy Chickpea And Garlic Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 None onion, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
14 oz dried chickpeas, soaked in water overnight, drained, rinsed
2 None bay leaves
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 1/4 cups heavy cream

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sweat onion and garlic until onion softens. Add chickpeas, 7 cups water, bay leaves and rosemary. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 2 hours, or until chickpeas are tender. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 mins. Discard bay leaves and rosemary.
Use a hand blender to process soup until smooth. Add cream and stir over medium heat until hot.