Tuscan White Bean Soup With Kale Recipes

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté vegetables: In a large pot or dutch oven on medium heat, sauté in olive oil onion, carrots, celery, and a little salt for 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and zucchini, cook for 3 additional minutes.
• Add liquids and simmer: Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, vegetable broth, cannellini beans, and all of seasonings. On low-medium heat, cover and let soup simmer for 30 minutes - stir occasionally. Turn burner off and stir in kale leaves.
• Taste and serve: Before serving, taste the soup. If it needs more flavor add a pinch more salt at a time until just right. Note: salt is your friend. It doesn't just add to a dish, it draws out flavor from the ingredients. Garnish with fresh chopped basil, grated parmesan, and serve!

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN KALE SOUP

Steps:

• Slice the leeks then rinse them well in a colander with cold water.
• Preheat a heavy bottom stock pot over medium flame and add a splash of water and the cleaned leeks with a pinch of sea salt. Saute for a few minutes until they have collapsed and begin to caramelize. (add more liquid if needed to make sure they don't burn).
• Meanwhile rinse the squash, discard the seeds and cut it into one inch pieces. Add it to the pot with the leeks together with the thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Give everything a good stir and add the minced garlic and garlic powder. Stir again and pour in the veggie stock.
• Bring the soup to a simmer then add the vegan parmesan (or nutritional yeast) and cook for about 25 minutes until the squash is cooked through.
• Add the cooked beans to the soup and simmer until warm. Discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Taste and adjust seasonings with sea salt and black pepper to your taste.
• Transfer two cups of the soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Add the puree back into the soup pot and mix to combine.
• Rinse the kale well and remove the stems. Chop it into small pieces and add it to the soup. Cook a couple of minutes until wilted. Serve hot with a pinch of the red pepper flakes and lemon wedges on the side.

TUSCAN KALE AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Combine the vegetable base and 8 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, whisking to dissolve the base. Set aside.
• Place a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the butter substitute and olive oil and heat until melted. Add the carrots, celery and onions and season with salt and pepper. Saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Tie the thyme and rosemary into a bundle with kitchen string and add it to the pot along with the garlic. Cook for 1 minute more.
• 3. Add the beans and their liquid, the lemon zest and vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until the beans are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the kale, season with salt and pepper and simmer until the kale has wilted and softened a bit, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Divide the soup among bowls and drizzle with olive oil.

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH KALE

Steps:

• Start by chopping the onions, garlic and kale. Be sure to remove the thick stem from the kale before chopping.
• Rinse and drain the white beans.
• Preheat a large pot over medium heat. Once hot, spray with olive oil or avocado oil spray and add the chopped onions.
• Cook the onions for 2-3 minutes then add the garlic. Cook 1 more minute.
• While onions are cooking, mash 1 can of white beans with a fork (or you can blend them with 1 cup of vegetable broth with a blender or in a food processor).
• After garlic has cooked with onions for 1 minute, add 1/2 cup vegetable broth and scrape the bottom of the pot.
• Add the rest of the ingredients except the kale. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, add the chopped kale to the pot and turn off heat.

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN AND KALE SOUP

Steps:

• Drain and rinse one can of cannellini beans. Add to a blender or food processor with 1 cup of chicken broth. Blend until smooth. Drain and rinse the other two cans of beans and set them aside.
• Heat oil in a large dutch-oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon renders fat and crisps up.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened, about 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in garlic and rosemary. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds, while stirring constantly.
• Add blended beans, drained beans, potatoes, and the remaining chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer over medium or medium-low heat, for 20-25 minutes, uncovered, or until vegetables are tender and broth slightly reduced.
• Stir in kale and simmer for a few minutes or until wilted. Taste the soup and add more salt if needed. Stir in chopped parsley. Serve soup with grated Parmesan cheese. It's also really good with crusty bread for dipping.

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH HAM AND KALE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ham, onion and garlic and cook 3 minutes, until onion is tender.
• Add sage and cook 1 minute, until sage is fragrant.
• Add broth and beans and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes.
• Add kale and cook 1 minute, until kale wilts.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.