Burdock and Chickpeas

Burdock and Chickpeas

Ingredients

1 C dry chickpeas

2 inch piece  burdock

2 inch piece ginger

4 cloves garlic

3 T olive oil

1 T dehydrated daikon greens

fresh lemon juice

toasted buckwheat groats

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spices

2 t coriander

1/2 t cumin

sea salt 

fresh ground pepper

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4 qt soup pot

soak chickpeas overnight
rinse and

add to soup pot

add 3 qts water

simmer 45 mins

save peas and water

wash and dry pot

puree`peas and some of the

water till smooth 
add water to desired 
consistency
it will reduce as you simmer

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mince roots 

add olive oil to pot

heat till it shimmers

add roots and saute`

add spices stir till fragrant
turn the heat to low then

add peas and simmer 5 mins

add daikon leaves simmer 5 mins

remove from heat 

add 1 T lemon juice
ladle into bowls 

salt and pepper to taste


top with buckwheat groats 
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opportunities
more garlic/more ginger/more lemon
more spices
fresh lime juice
roast your own groats
sprout your groats
dehydrate your groats
use a immersion blender
grow your own lemons
build a solar dehydrator
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