Chickpea with spinach soup

Roughly translated/adapted from A Tutto Vapore

Chickpea with spinach soup

Ingredients:

300 g of fresh spinach leaves
120 grams of dried chickpeas
1000 grams of water
1 tablespoon salt
2 medium onions, cut into quarters
50 grams of olive oil
200 grams of carrots, cut into pieces
3 cloves of garlic
150 g of turnip, cut into pieces (optional)
Pepper, as desired

Preparation:

1. Arrange spinach in the container of the Varoma and set aside.
2. Place chickpeas in the TM bowl, pulverize them for 30 seconds on Speed 9, put in a bowl and keep aside.
3. Put water in the TM bowl along with the salt, onions, oil, carrots, garlic, turnips and chickpea powder (lastly, position the Varoma) and cook for 25 minutes at Varoma temperature on Speed 1.
Set aside the Varoma, replace and hold the Measuring Cup and mix for 1 minute and 30 seconds on Speed 8-9.
Transfer the spinach into a serving bowl, pour the soup over and season with salt and pepper. Mix soup and spinach together and serve hot.

Originally posted here at the Thermomix Forum