Greek white bean soup - Fasolada

Ingredients

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Celery

  Raw

  2 stalk, small or 34g

• Carrots

  Raw

  3 medium or 183g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Garlic

  Raw

  5 cloves, minced or 15g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  200g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Rosemary

  Spices, dried

  200g

• Vegetable Broth

  From bouillons. Low sodium

  100g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2kg

• White beans

  Mature seeds, canned

  500g

• Spices Whole Bay Leaves

  Compliments

  3 leaves or 2g

Directions

1. In a bowl, add the beans and fill it with enough water to completely cover them.
2. Add 1 levelled teaspoon of salt and gently stir. Allow them to soak for 8-12 hours.
3. When ready, drain and wash them well with very cold water.
4. Drain again and set aside.
5. Chop the celery into 1-2 cm pieces and chop the carrots into 1-2 cm rounds.
6. Coarsely chop the onion and thinly slice the garlic cloves.
7. Place a pot over medium heat and immediately add the olive oil and vegetables, without letting the pot get hot.
8. Sauté for 15-20 minutes, until the vegetables soften while stirring occasionally.
9. When all of the juices have evaporated and the vegetables have softened, add the tomato paste and sauté for 1 minute while stirring.
10. Add the beans, bay leaves, rosemary, bouillon cube and the apple, whole. Adding the apple whole will help the soup thicken better. It will be removed when the soup is done.
11. Add the water and cover the pot.
12. Simmer for 1 – 1 ½ hours.
13. Check on the soup from time to time in case a little more water needs to be added. If you do add more water make sure it is boiling so that the boiling process is not interrupted.
14. About 10 minutes before the soup is done, add salt and pepper and cover with lid again.
15. When ready, remove from heat, remove the apple from the pot and discard.
16. Serve soup by adding some chili flakes, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Serve along with feta, anchovies, olives, thyme and olive oil.

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