White Bean Soup Recipe
A very easy and healthy recipe to prepare soup using either cannellini beans or any other white beans.
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Drained & Rinsed Canned Cannellini Beans
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 5 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Finely Chopped Medium Onion
- 1 Finely Chopped Carrot
- 1 Finely Chopped Celery Rib
- 3 Peeled And Finely Chopped Medium Tomatoes (Alternatively You Can Use ½ Cup Of Crushed Tomatoes)
- 2 Cloves Finely Chopped Garlic
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves OR ½ Teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 3 To 4 Cups Vegetable Stock/Water
- As Needed Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add bay leaf, onion and cook.
- Add the carrot and celery and cook until they are soft.
- Add crused tomatoes, garlic, and thyme to the sauce pan. Cook it for another 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile puree 1 cup of the beans either in a food processor or a blender adding little water.
- Now add this puree, remaining 2 cups of beans and the vegetable stock to the sauce pan.
- Simmer for another 10 minutes.
- That's it. Serve with your favorite bread.
Notes
- Dried beans was used in the original recipe. In that case take 1.5 cups of dried cannellini or other white beans. Clean the beans, rinse thoroughly in cold water and soak it in a large bowl overnight. Check here for detailed instructions on how to cook dried beans.
