Haricot Bean Soup - Vegeterain

There’s something lovely about a bowl of haricot bean soup — its deep, rich aroma, the simplicity of humble ingredients, and the slow simmer that fills the kitchen with warmth.

This soup can be made in a number of ways. As we have a soup maker I pop everything in there on a week night and let the maker do its thing.....OR most times I follow the instructions and spend time over the hob which I enjoy doing anyway. Its more satisfying and in fact doing it the manual way that means you dont have to blend half the soup at the end. You can serve it as the image on the bottom shows. Either way its very yummy.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil

• 1 large yellow onion

• 1 large garlic clove minced

• 400g can haricot beans drained and rinsed

• 400g can chopped tomatoes

• 2 celery sticks trimmed and destrung then diced

• 1 tsp dried basil

• 1 tsp dried sage

• 1 tsp dried mint

  
  
  
  

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and allow to get hot.

2. Place the diced onions in and allow them to cook for about three minutes, stirring occassinally.

3. Then add the diced celery and allow to fry for another three minutes.

4. Add the chopped tomatoes and borlotti beans together with the stock cube and the spices.

5. Use the 400g can of tomato and fill that with water which you add to the mixture.

6. Stir that all in and let simmer for about five minutes.

7. Remove half the mixture and put into a blender and make smooth.

8. Add that back into the mix and season.

9. Serve........and enjoy !!