Italian White Bean Soup with Greens
Recipe Description
This soup is really wonderful, I did triple the garlic and add more red pepper flakes, but this does not taste like diet food (but it in fact it is)! Enjoy! Use vegetable stock|vegetable broth to make this vegetarian/vegan.Ingredients
- 1½ lbs Swiss chard or escarole or beet greens|beet leaves, trimmed (i used kale)
- 6 cups chicken broth or vegetable stock|vegetable broth (i used half of each)
- 1-5 cloves garlic (I'm sure I used at least 5!)
- 1 cup cooked cannellini bean|white beans or canned cannellini bean|white beans (i used great northern beans; cannellini bean|cannellini or other cannellini bean|white beans would work too)
- kosher salt, to taste
- white pepper, to taste
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese (to finish)
- red pepper flakes (for garnish)
- Bring large pot of water to a boil.
- Boil greens for about 5 minutes, just till tender, and then plunge into water to stop cooking.
- Squeeze out as much water as possible and set aside (you can do this step before you make the rest of the soup.).
- Bring broth to simmer in large pot over med-high heat.
- Add garlic and greens, and cannellini bean|beans (if using canned, rinse and drain to rid the excess sodium!) Simmer gently for about ten minutes, partially covered.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Ladle soup into bowls.
- Pass cheese and pepper flakes at table.
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