Revithosoupa

Description
Chickpea soup
 * Serves 4 persons!

Ingredients

 * 350 g chickpeas
 * salt
 * 150 ml olive oil
 * 2 medium onions, thinly chopped
 * juice of 2 lemons
 * 1 cup chopped parsley
 * 5 whole peppercorns

Directions

 * 1) First check the chickpeas and remove any stones, then soak the chickpeas overnight.
 * 2) Next day, drain and rinse.
 * 3) Put the chickpeas in a saucepan, cover with water to about 2.5 cm above them, bring to the boil and skim with a slotted spoon until the water is clear.
 * 4) Then add the olive oil, onion, half of the parsley and the peppercorns and simmer for about 90 minutes or until the chickpeas are very soft.
 * 5) Add salt, the lemon juice, the rest of the parsley, stir and serve.
 * 6) If a pressure cooker is used then cooking time is about 20 minutes.