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Ribollita
This wonderfully chunky Tuscan soup is a complete meal in a bowl. Enjoy it piping hot as a comforting winter warmer or, during the warmer months, serve it at room temperature with a drizzle of green olive oil.-
Prep time:20 minutes
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Cooking time:45 minutes
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Serves:4
Method
- Sauté the onions, carrots, garlic and celery for around 15 minutes, until softened.
- Stir in the tomatoes and cannellini beans with the reserved water or vegetable stock. Simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes.
- Add the bread and kale to the soup, stir and season.
- Simmer for another 15 minutes, adding more water or stock if necessary.
- Just before serving, add a squeeze of lemon juice to the soup and stir in the torn basil leaves.
- Serve in bowls, topped with a drizzle of olive oil.
Photograph by Jules/StoneSoup License
Ingredients
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 carrots, washed and chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 sticks of celery, chopped
- 1 dessertspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
- 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 250g cooked cannellini beans with or 1 x 400g can (reserve cooking or can water)
- 500ml cooking or can water from the cannellini beans, or vegetable stock
- 125g sourdough bread, torn into pieces
- 75g kale, cavolo near or Savoy cabbage
- squeeze of lemon juice
- handful fresh basil leaves, torn
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
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