Spanish Vegetable Noodle Soup | Classic Sopa de Fideos

Spanish Vegetable Noodle Soup | Classic Sopa de Fideos

from spainonafork.com
35 min

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
  • 1/2 onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1 1/4 cups cooked chickpeas (200 grams)
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme (.50 grams)
  • 5 cups vegetable broth (1200 ml)
  • 1/4 tsp saffron threads (.17 grams)
  • 1 cup Spanish fideos (125 grams)
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • handful finely chopped parsley
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat a stock pot with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  2. 2

    After 2 minutes, add in 1/2 onion finely diced, 1 carrot (peeled) thinly sliced, 2 stalks celery roughly chopped and 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced, mix with the olive oil

  3. 3

    5 minutes after sauting the vegetables and they´re lightly sauteed, add in 1 1/4 cups cooked chickpeas, 1/2 tsp dried thyme and season with sea salt & black pepper, gently mix together

  4. 4

    Once well mixed, add in 5 cups vegetable broth, 1/4 tsp saffron threads and 1 sprig fresh rosemary, turn up the heat to a high heat and mix together

  5. 5

    Once it comes to a boil, add in 1 cup fideos and mix together, then mix every 1 to 2 minutes, cook until the fideos are al dente (check package instructions), then remove the stock pot from the heat

  6. 6

    Transfer into shallow bowls and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, enjoy!