Simple Garbanzo Bean Soup

This recipe is light and so easy to make. Dylan and I wanted something "soupy" and didn't want to go to the store for any chicken to make a light stock, so I grabbed a can of garbanzo beans, some garlic, thyme and lemon to make some soup.

:Ingredients:

2 cloves of garlic

1 can of garbanzo beans (drained)

2 Tbsp olive oil

few sprigs of thyme (you can adjust depending on how strong you want it)

4 cups water or stock

Start by heating up the olive oil and mincing the garlic. Toss in the garlic to sweat it a bit and then add the garbanzo beans and sautee for a few minutes to incorporate the garlic. Next, add the thyme and water. When the water is boiling, turn down heat to simmer and salt and pepper to taste. I added some christophene to our soup to sweeten it up, but a touch of agave nectar or sugar works as well. When ready to serve, ladle into individual bowls and grate some lemon zest over the top.