Soup
Hlelem

Hlelem

Tunisia

95Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
8Steps
About

A hearty Tunisian legume and herb soup thick with chard, dried beans and tiny hand-rolled semolina noodles, a warming dish of the winter table.

Equipment
  • Large pot
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Mixed dried beans and chickpeas, soaked1½ cups
Swiss chard, chopped1 large bunch
Fresh coriander and parsley2 bunches
Hlelem (thin semolina noodles) or vermicelli1 cup
Onion1
Tomato paste2 tbsp
Harissa1 tbsp
Paprika and caraway1 tbsp
Olive oil4 tbsp
Salt and black pepperto taste

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