Easy and Healthy Dinner Recipe: ChickPea and Scallion Soup, Baked Perch with Savory Breadcrumb, and Roasted French Fry Potatoes

We had a simple, yet satisfying, dinner last night consisting of chickpea and scallion soup, Perch with savory Italian breadcrumbs, baked French fries, and arugula salad.

The breadcrumb mixture for the Perch consisted of:

lemon zesthomemade breadcrumbs (which are simply any plain bread we have around the houseparsleydried oreganofreshly ground pepperKosher salt

The French fries were baked in oven with olive oil, Kosher salt, and freshly ground pepper for about 30 minutes at 375 degree Fahrenheit.  The arugula salad was dressed with our basic vinaigrette dressing.  

The soup recipe is embarrassingly simple and includes 7-10 finely chopped scallions, 2-3 cups of chickpeas (soak your own and do not use the canned variety as they are much better this way and coast much less), and about 6-7 cups of water.  Add Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and simmer the ingredients for a few hours.  

We paired the meal with a Barossa Valley (Australia) Shiraz (80 percent) / Grenache (20 percent) red blend.