Chickpea Farro Soup - Christina Cooks

Ingredients

• Extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, smashed, minced
• ½ red onion, diced
• Sea salt
• Crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 4-5 fingerling potatoes, rinsed well, do not peel, diced
• 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup chickpeas, rinsed well, soaked for 1 hour with 1 tablespoon baking soda and then rinsed well
• ½ cup farro, rinsed well
• 4-5 cups spring or filtered water
• 3-4 sprigs fresh basil, finely minced for garnish