Italian Peasant Soup with Cabbage Beans and Cheese
From peetabear 15 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 8
this soup doesn't have any meat in it but it would be good with some ham, bacon or hot sausage...the recipe and photo is from Eating Well
Ingredients
- 2 19-ounce or 15-1/2-ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed, divided shopping list
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided shopping list
- 1 medium onion, halved and sliced shopping list
- 4 cups shredded savoy cabbage, (1/2 medium head) shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced, plus 1 clove garlic, halved shopping list
- 3 14-1/2-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth, or 5 1/4 cups vegetable broth shopping list
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste shopping list
- 8 1/2-inch-thick slices day-old whole-wheat country bread shopping list
- 1 cup grated Fontina cheese, or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Mash 1 1/2 cups beans with a fork.
- 2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or soup pot. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened and lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cabbage and minced garlic; cook, stirring often, until the cabbage has wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add broth, mashed beans and whole beans; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover and simmer until the cabbage is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Season with pepper.
- 3. Shortly before the soup is ready, toast bread lightly and rub with the cut side of the garlic clove (lightly or heavily depending on taste). Divide toast among 8 soup plates. Ladle soup over the toast and sprinkle with cheese. Drizzle about 1 teaspoon oil over each serving. Serve immediately.
- Tip:
- MAKE AHEAD TIP: Prepare through Step 2. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat on the stovetop.
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