Easy White Bean Soup
Ingredients
1 lb Cannellini Beans
2 medium Onions
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 medium Red Pepper
1/3 cup Tomato Puree
2 medium Carrots
6 cups Water
1 tsp Dried Mint
1/2 tsp Thyme
1 tsp Summer Savoury
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Salt
Garnish Parsley
Instructions
1- Place beans in a large pot and cover with cold water.
2- Soak for at least 4 hours or overnight.
3- Drain and rinse, before you use in the soup.
4- Chop one of the onions and leave the other one whole.
5- Chop carrots.
6- Heat oil on a large pot over medium heat.
7- Add the onion and carrots.
8- Cook for 2 minutes.
9- Add beans, water, peppers, head of onion, salt, pepper, summer savory, mint, thyme, Vegeta and tomato puree.
10- Stir, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 2 hours, or until the beans are tender.
11- Remove the peppers and whole onion.
12- Mash the onion.
13- Peel peppers and chop.
14- Return to the pot.
15- Add more salt and pepper, if needed.
16- Garnish with chopped parsley.
17- Serve.