Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Heat Wave and Greek Chickpea Soup with Lemon

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! For the Heat Wave theme I am showing 'Wilted Coneflowers', an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in acrylic pen.

 I found this Greek chickpea soup with lemon recipe and decided to try it for the Dinner Date.  I liked it with less lemon.

1/2 c olive oil plus 2 tbs for adding at the end.

1 onion chopped

1 carrot chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

1 stalk celery chopped

2 tbs oregano

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

pinch red pepper

1 bay leaf

juice from 1/2 fresh lemon

2 tsp dried rosemary

2  (14 oz) cans chickpeas

3 c chicken stock

1 tsp dried parsley

Heat oil in large pot.  Add onions, garlic, carrots, celery.  Add oregano, rosemary, bay leaf.  Add chickpeas, stock.  Simmer 25-30 mins with lid on.  Add 2 tbs olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper.