Hawaij onion and chickpea soup with cheesy toast from Ottolenghi Test Kitchen - Shelf Love (page 16) by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad

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    Can substitute chicken stock for vegetable stock; canned cannellini beans, black-eyed peas, or kidney beans for canned chickpeas.

  • averythingcooks on December 26, 2025

    Having made the soup already, I came back for the toast. As cilantro is a hard no, I pulled some "Dijon dill butter" out of the freezer, topping it up with more mustard + the minced garlic. I ran the buttered buns under the broiler to crisp before adding a 5 year old white cheddar/returning to the oven. The dill was not overpowering (as it sometimes can be) and we thought these were great.

  • Silver.bird22 on November 04, 2025

    Definitely needs the sharp cheddar to balance out the sweetness of the onions. Very good, if a little heavy on the oil from caramelizing onions and then the cheesy bread.

  • averythingcooks on June 09, 2025

    Even a 1/2 recipe of this soup made a lot. The spice mixture gives lots of flavour, Thai basil replaced cilantro & I used great northern beans. I did like it after the initial taste but then went on to add a small container of harissa rst'd grape tomatoes from the freezer which did add a little something more. We ate it with some freshly baked, toasted bread but I will try his garlicky, mustardy cheesy toast another time. I'm not sure I like this more than traditional French onion soup, but this will happily get eaten & probably be made again.

  • Livia on June 13, 2024

    Lovely soup and will make again. Used one can of chickpeas with liquid and a can drained which gives it a nice mixture. Used Brown onions this time and didn't work as well as using white or pink onions.

  • Lsblackburn1 on November 12, 2023

    Delicious riff on French onion soup. I used a packaged hawaij spice mix and canary beans. Odd combo of flavors with the toast but it works!

  • Ganga108 on September 17, 2022

    Delicious! It makes A LOT - so make less unless the whole family is home for dinner. I'd recommend keeping the spice levels at similar levels, though. A good dish for a wintery evening. We ate with bread fresh from the oven on the first night, then the cheesy toasts the next day. *** Don't leave off the cheesy toast, it makes the dish!

  • EmilyR on November 02, 2021

    I never would have thought of making a French onion soup with Yemeni spices, but it works! The toast feels pretty essential, so don't skip it!

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