Comfort food season is here!
\nIt gets a little bit chilly and just like that we are always in the mood of a nice and warm dish, those which can be prepared with few and very simple ingredients.<\/p>\n
Us here at Frantoio Bonamini, <\/strong>since we’ve always been such big foodies,\u00a0<\/strong>we have all our pantries full of fall recipes but one in particular warms us up more than the others: squash and chickpeas soup<\/strong>. The perfect combo able to bring together the sweet of the pumpkin<\/strong>, one of the most loved seasonal veggies and the versatility of the chickpeas<\/strong>, legumes with amazing taste and nutritional values.<\/p>\n Ingredients for 4\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Advice and recommendation on this squash and chickpeas soup<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n If you want to succeed with this squash and chickpeas soup recipe\u00a0<\/strong>make sure to pick the correct squash<\/strong>, fresh and tasty, choosing among the different types the one more suitable for creamy soups. Also chickpeas<\/strong> make a difference! If we have enough time start with the dried chickpeas<\/strong> and cook them at home; otherwise you can easily buy those precooked in a can, making sure to rinse them very well. Storage advice: you can prepare this squash and chickpeas soup<\/strong> ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Or you can also portion and freeze it, to always have it ready when you are in the mood of this deliciousness.<\/p>\n The olive oil\/food pairing\u00a0<\/strong>is for us an art, which we’ve always carried on with very much passion and interest. Speaking of this recipe of squash and pumpkin soup,\u00a0<\/strong>we though it’d be nice to list all our goodies we think would go well paired either with squash<\/strong> and chickpeas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If we are looking for a regular extra virgin olive oil:<\/strong><\/p>\n But if we prefer an infused olive oil:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes we just need that small extra to finish our squash and pumpkin soup<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n\n
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\nAs final touch we decided to season our squash and chickpeas cream<\/strong> with rosemary infused olive oil,<\/strong><\/a> but if you like spices you can also use the evo oil<\/strong> with garlic<\/a><\/strong>, chilli<\/a> <\/strong>or even the truffle infused olive oil.<\/strong><\/a> Green light also for smoked paprika, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg!<\/p>\nSquash and chickpeas soup: the warm feeling of fall and Bonamini olive oil<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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