16/03/2022
In our continued support for through March, we’ll be bringing you recipes by chefs inspired by the women in their lives.
Persian Noodle Soup by Anna Jones
This is my take on Persian noodle soup, expertly guided by my dear friend, Mersedeh. Mersedeh is an incredible cook and hands down the most generous woman I know. Mer and I have been by each other's side through the ups and downs of the last 20 years - but up or down, our friendship has always centred around what's for dinner. She has a brilliant instagram feed, is where the food from her Persian heritage meets her brilliant cooking brain. It’s a deeply savoury soup with spice, chickpeas, lentils and some pasta thrown in for good measure. This is a great way to use up the ends of bags of pasta you have hanging around. I have suggested a noodle pasta but really any pasta bashed up a bit will do.
SERVES 4
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 cloves of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 green chilli, finely chopped (de-seeded if you like)
1 x 400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 x 400g tin green or Puy lentils, drained and rinsed
1.25 litres vegetable stock
200g spinach, washed, chopped
80g linguine/spaghetti, broken into 3cm sticks
a small bunch of parsley, chopped
a small bunch of coriander, chopped
a small bunch of dill, chopped
the juice of 1 unwaxed lemon (use the zest below)
FOR THE TOPPING
50g toasted pine nuts
1 green chilli, finely chopped (de-seeded if you like)
the zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
3 tablespoons extra virgin
olive oil
a handful of herbs
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