Greek Polisporo Soup

This 'multi-grain' or 'multi-seed' soup (sporos is the Greek word for seed) is really a kind of broth. It is traditionally made in villages on November 21st. The reasons for this are that it is the end of the planting season and so any grains / seeds that were left over would be cooked as a soup and this would also be 'offered' to the Virgin Mary (November 21st is one of her name days) in the hope that their crops would do well. It really is a delicious broth and very easy to prepare.

Ingredients
100g lentils
100g chickpeas
100g haricot beans
100g corn
100g broad beans
200g whole wheat
100 ml olive oil
Juice from 1 lemon
Salt


Preparation
Soak the broad beans in cold water from the morning of the previous day.

Soak the chickpeas in tepid water with 1 level tablespoon of salt from the previous day.

Next day, rinse the chickpeas thoroughly in plenty of water.

Drain the broad beans and with the help of a sharp knife remove the upper black parts.

Put all the ingredients in a heavy bottomed pan with enough water to more than cover them.

Bring to the boil and then simmer for 10 minutes.

Drain them and then put them back in the same pan and add boiling water – enough to cover them plus 4 cm.

Simmer for 2 hours.

Add salt to taste.

Beat the olive oil and lemon juice together well and pour on top of the soup.

Serve hot.

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