Friday, May 21, 2010

Italian Style Bean Soup

This soup went together easily and quickly, maybe 40 minutes. It has lots of simpler flavors from the vegetables and broth but depth and richness from the olive oil and parmesan cheese. This would be a very versatile soup, use vegetable broth for a vegetarian version or omit the cheese for a lactose free version. If you can't eat gluten just be sure your broth and cheese are gluten free.
Serves 4-6
1 medium potato
1 onion
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
4 cloves garlic
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups cooked or 2 cans cannellini beans, drained
1 quart chicken broth ( or vegetable)
salt
pepper
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
4 roma tomatoes, or another small, meaty tomato
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

First, wash and boil the potato (with skin on).
While this cooks, chop the onion, carrot and celery. 
Put the chopped veggies in a 4 quart pot with the olive oil and saute for 5 minutes or so until they become tender, don't let them get brown or crisp. 
While the saute, peel and chop the tomato. Don't blanch this first, just peel it raw so it is nice and firm. 

Add this to the pot with the vegetables. Add the garlic, beans, and broth,salt and pepper to taste, and bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes to heat through.
While simmering, drain cooked potato and peel.
Put it back in pan to mash.
Add to pot.
Stir to combine, as you stir find the bay leaf and remove it. Add the parsley.
 Serve with the parmesan sprinkled on top. 
Mmm, maybe some bread sticks!

 


19 comments:

  1. This looks like a really delicious soup. I'll have this for dinner.
    thanks..

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  2. I just want to say that This looks like a really delicious soup. I'll have this for dinner.thanx for shareing your talent.

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  3. Love your recipe, thanx for the share, keep it up.

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  4. This looks like a really delicious soup. i must try this at home, thanx.

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  5. This recipe is Fabulous with alittle chopped pancetta!!!Delicious Italian version of bean and bacon soup!!Delish

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  6. Wow, I'll have this for dinner. thanx for sharing your talent. keep it up.

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  7. I just want to say that i love your blog and the recipe look so delicious, thanx for the yummy pictures.

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  8. I will try this with my friends. Thank you for sharing you blog post and I'm looking forward to learn more of your recipe.

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  9. Love your blog, thanx for the share, keep it up.

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  10. Wow, This looks like a really delicious soup. I'll have this for dinner.thanx for sharing your talent, keep it up.

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  11. wow...I am very happy I've been here. Thanks for sharing me this delicious dish..I am excited to try it for my husband. I love the cheese over the soup, It makes the soup looks yummier.

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  12. Good! I have made it a few times it always pleases. I have made it with kidney bean and also with pinto beans.

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  13. Making a regular bean soup with cranberry, black, kidney and white beans, along with Italian sausage and smoked ham, with basic ingredients onions, carrots and probably thyme and garlic as seasonings...what would be a good bread, side dish or addition? I know some people put kale or some greens into the soup towards the ending to give added colour and texture.

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  14. Jillian,
    Greens would add some lovely color and flavor, however, my family looks at me as though I have two heads when I put greens anywhere but the salad bowl.
    Try the garlic bread sticks on this blog with the soup and a crisp green salad, maybe Caesar.

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  15. Yummy, Delicious Italian version of bean and bacon soup, thanx for sharing with us.

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  16. Thank you for sharing you blog post and I'm looking forward to learn more of your recipe. thanx for posting.

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  17. Good! I have made it a few times it always pleases. I have made it with kidney bean and also with pinto beans.

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  18. This was so easy to make and really good. It really tastes great with the cheese on top. I will definitely make this again.

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