Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1           teaspoon  olive oil
     3/4         pound  turkey sausage -- crumbled, casings
                        -- removed
  8              large  garlic cloves -- chopped
  1                cup  canned diced peeled tomatoes with juices
  2        tablespoons  thinly sliced seeded jalapeno chile
  1           teaspoon  ground cumin
  1           teaspoon  chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 tsp dried
  3         15 oz cans  garbanzo beans -- undrained (15 to 16)
  2               cups  canned chicken broth or beef broth
  2        tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
                        garnish: chopped fresh cilantro
                        garnish: 1 avocado -- peeled and sliced

Preparation:

Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add turkey sausage and chopped garlic and saut‚ until sausage is golden brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes with their juices, sliced jalapeño chili, ground cumin and chopped fresh rosemary and simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garbanzo beans with their liquid and chicken broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup 15 minutes. Stir in fresh lemon juice. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat before continuing.) Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle soup with chopped fresh cilantro and top with sliced avocado. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information:

789 Calories (kcal); 14g Total Fat; (15% calories from fat); 41g Protein; 131g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 52mg Sodium