White bean soup with red swiss chard

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Great Northern beans
3 tablespoons Olive oil
2 larges Onions; coarsely chopped
2 Carrots; peeled, and
Coarsely chopped
½ pounds Red Swiss chard; ribs and leaves, coarsely chopped
5 cups Chicken stock
2 cups Bean soaking water
3 Garlic cloves; minced
1 Bay leaf
1½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Finely-ground black pepper
3 tablespoons Finely-chopped parsley
=== GARNISH ===
¼ cup Finely-chopped parsley
¼ cup Freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Soak beans overnight in cold water to generously cover; or do a quick soak by bringing beans to boil in water to cover, boiling 2 minutes, covering, and letting stand 1 hour. Drain beans, reserving 2 cups soaking liquid. In a 6-quart soup pot, heat oil, add onions, and saute over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrots and saute another 3 minutes.

Reserve 2 tablespoons of chopped Swiss chard ribs and add remaining Swiss chard to soup pot. Cook about 3 minutes, or until wilted. Add chicken stock, reserved bean soaking liquid, beans, garlic, and bay leaf. Partially cover, and simmer about 1 hour, until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf.

Steam reserved Swiss chard ribs for 2 minutes in a pan of boiling water fitted with a steamer rack, or in a steamer. Remove and rinse with cold water to stop cooking process. Reserve for garnish. Puree half the soup through a food mill or a food processor fitted with the steel blade; return pureed soup to pot containing remainder of soup. Stir in salt, pepper, and parsley. Taste for seasoning. Serve soup garnished with Swiss chard ribs, parsley, and Parmesan cheese. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton Recipe courtesy of Diane Worthington, "The Cuisine Of California" From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9112 broadcast 04-21-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

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10-27-1998

Recipe by: Diane Worthington

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