This recipe is for day 4 of the Deliciously Ella 14 Day Challenge: The Red Pepper Tomato Soup and the Sundried Tomato Chickpea Focaccia. I have started to really get into chickpea flour lately, it is so versatile and I am so impressed that it can make a bread so easily! So awesome!! I was so stoked to try this recipe, especially because I’m a huge fan of sundried tomatoes, and tomatoes in general. I have never roasted peppers before so was apprehensive of how that would turn out. I was pleasantly surprised! See below for deets 😉
- Ingredients = 5 stars
There were ten ingredients in the focaccia and nine in the soup. Apart from the chickpea flour, the ingredients are really easy to obtain. This recipe is gluten free, nut free, vegan, paleo and refined sugar free! Bonus!!
- Preparation = 4 stars
The steps taken to make both of these recipes was straight forward, with a bit of cutting for the tomatoes and red peppers, however you do not have to prep them majorly as it all gets blended together afterwards.
- Cost = 3 stars
So far, most of the Deliciously Ella recipes do not take into account price. Tomatoes can be fairly expensive, especially 8 of them (and pretty much a can of sundried tomatoes). I found an inexpensive place to get besan (chickpea flour) but the regular Bob Mills brand at my local organic grocery store is quite expensive. So it adds up quickly.
- Time – 4 stars
The steps taken to make both of these recipes was under half an hour, and while you bake the tomatoes and red peppers you can prepare the focaccia, and then vice versa. It was impressed by efficiency of all of it and the lack of dishes afterwards.
- Appearance – 4 stars
The appearance overall was beautiful for the soup, and mediocre for the focaccia. So it balanced each other out. I think the loaf needs a sharper knife to cut, so that it doesn’t crumble (and make sure to dice the basil and sundried tomato very fine)
- Taste and Texture – 4 stars
I really liked the taste of the soup, and the texture. The bread was great in taste, however I think it was a little bit gummy overtime, which is why it lost a point.
- Satiety Level – 4.5 stars
A very filling meal, but in a good way, it wasn’t overly filling. I think however on it’s own, the soup would not be filling so is best accompanied with the focaccia.
- Longevity – 4 stars
Again, the soup lasts quite some time, and freezes well. The bread is not bad, but best frozen and then put straight in the oven to warm up when ready. I left it to defrost one day and it got quite soggy when it was ready to eat.
Has anyone else made this recipe? If so, please comment! I would be interested to see what you think.
