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Farmhouse minestrone
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 1 stick of celery
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 700ml chicken stock
- 1 carrot, peeled, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 tomato
- 1 tbsp soaked red lentils
- 1 tbsp soaked fava beans
- 5 French beans, cleaned and cut in half
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 potato
Method
In large bowl, soak the beans and lentils overnight with enough water to cover by 2 inches. Drain beans and lentils. In a saucepan, combine beans and lentils with enough water to cover by 2 inches; simmer uncovered until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour, adding water to keep beans and lentils barely covered. Add salt; simmer 5 minutes more. In heavy soup pot, cook onion; stirring, until soft. Add carrot, celery and garlic stirring for 4 minutes. Peel and cut potato into 3/4-inch dice. Add potato, zucchini and green beans to pot; cook, stirring, 4 minutes. Add green beans, tomato paste and broth; simmer, covered for an hour. Drain beans, but reserve liquid. Puree half the beans with 1 cup reserved liquid. Stir puree and remaining beans into soup; simmer uncovered 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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