White & Green Bean Soup

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White & Green Bean Soup

 

1 1/2 cups dried white beans, navy or baby

6 cups water

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 teaspoons salt

4 cups vegi broth

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon rosemary, crumbled

2 cups fresh green beans, cut on the diagonal in

1-inch pieces

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 lemon, juice of

 

Wash and pick over the dried beans. Put them into a

large saucepan or kettle with the water and bring to a

boil. Remove from the heat, cover, and allow to stand

for 1 hour.

Return to the heat and bring to a boil again. Reduce

heat and simmer, partially covered, for 1/2 hour.

Using a heavy fork, mash the garlic with the salt

until no large chunks remain. Add to the saucepan with

the beans. Add the broth, pepper, and rosemary.

Simmer, partially covered, until beans are tender.

This can take 15 minutes or as long as 1 hour; timing

for beans is hard to predict - keep checking.

Soup can be made ahead to this point, and refrigerated

or frozen after thorough cooling.

Cook the green beans uncovered in 2 quarts of boiling

salted water until they are tender-crisp and bright

green. Drain and add to the soup when the white beans

are tender but not mushy. If green beans are not to be

added right away, rinse in cold water to retain color.

Stir in the butter and lemon. Serve at once, while

green beans are still bright.

Note: If you want some of the soup pureed, do it

before adding the green beans, the color will be

better.

Makes 8 servings.

 

 

 

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