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Tuscan Bean Soup (Vegan)

 

Recipe By :Vegan Feasts by Rose Elliot

Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Rose Elliot Soups

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 onion -- chopped

2 cloves garlic -- minced

15 ounces canned cannellini beans -- drained

1/2 cup water or liquid from can

salt and pepper

fresh lemon juice

a handful flat-leaf parsley (optional garnish) --

coarsely chopped

 

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, cover, and cook gently, without

browning, for 10 minutes, until the onion is tender. Add the garlic and cook for

1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans and water. Puree until fairly smooth and creamy.

 

Return mixture to pan with about 1 1/4 cups cold water. This will make a

medium-thick soup. Bring soup to the boil, then season with salt, pepper and a

squeeze or two of lemon juice.

 

Serve soup in warmed bowls, drizzled with olive oil and a sprinkling of parsley

and some black pepper.

 

 

Description:

" Light meal "

Source:

" 1997 Vegan Feasts "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 381 Calories; 8g Fat (17.5% calories from

fat); 21g Protein; 59g Carbohydrate; 20g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 15mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.

 

Serving Ideas : Soup with bread; soup with crostini, salad.

 

NOTES : To double the beans and water to double the recipes.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 27198 2130706543 0 0 2130706543

 

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