Smokey Tomato Soup with Chickpeas

Directions

1. Pour the broth, sun-dried tomatoes, green onion, pitted dates, garlic, salt, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes into the jar of your KitchenAid® Power Plus® Blender. Secure the lid, and set the blender to the Adapti-Blendâ Soup program. Blend until the machine turns itself off. Alternatively, blend for about 5 minutes, starting on speed 1 and gradually increasing to speed 10.
2. Add the fresh tomatoes, and lemon juice, secure the lid, and process on variable speed 3 for 3 to 5 seconds until the tomatoes are just broken up.
3. Add the chickpeas and parsley, and allow the soup to sit with the lid on for about 1 minute in order to warm up the beans.
4. The soup will come out of the blender hot.
5. Ladle into bowls, and enjoy immediately, topped with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.