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White Bean and Artichoke Soup




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients





2 cup Cannelli or Great Northern Beans
1 medium tomato
1 small handful fresh sage(about 8 to 10 leaves)
1 leek
12-13 med. cloves garlic
1 large carrot
1 stalk celery with leaves
1 can artichoke hearts in water(about 10 to 12 hearts)
juice of 1/2 lemon
5 cup chicken stock
olive oil
1 small dried bay leaf
1/2 Tbsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried rosemary
salt and freshly ground black pepper
freshly grated Parmesan cheese



Recipe



Prepare the 2 cup beans by soaking in water overnight.
When softened, put beans in a large pot over medium heat with one whole tomato cut in halves and placed flat side up in the water, about 10 whole peeled cloves of garlic, and a small handful of fresh sage leaves. Cover with water until tomato floats freely. Simmer uncovered for about 2 hours,
keeping water level about an inch above beans, until beans are just past al dente. Remove tomato and sage leaves, but smash the softened garlic into the bean water. Salt to taste. Store beans in cooking liquid until ready to use.
Warm half of the chicken stock with half the beans, half the artichokes, and the lemon juice. When artichokes and beans are warmed through, coarsely puree vegetables in a food processor and set aside. Wash vegetables. Mince garlic, finely cube carrot, finely slice celery and leek.
Warm 2 Tbsp olive oil in a soup pot. Add minced garlic to pot and soften but don't brown. Add vegetables and saute until celery and leeks are soft. Add thyme, rosemary and bay, and several turns of the peppermill, saute for 5
more minutes, until herbs have softened. Add the rest of the chicken stock, beans, artichokes and cook over medium heat until soup simmers and all vegetables are heated through. Blend with the pureed beans and warm until
heated through. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with a small blob of good olive oil on top, some freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and freshly grated black pepper. A bit
of chopped fresh Italian parsley makes for nice color.