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White Bean and Black Olive Soup

Soup - Legume - -

INGREDIENTS

2 onions
3 cloves garlic
3 T extra virgin olive oil
850 ml / 1.8 pints / 3 3/4 cups vegetable stock or water
2 tins (14 oz / 435g each) haricot (navy) beans
16 black olives
Juice of 1 small lemon
As required sea salt
As required freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

Chop the onions finely and crush the garlic. saute them in the oil for a few minutes until they start to go brown.

Add the stock and beans. Chop the olives and add them to the pan. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for a few minutes.

Add the lemon juice and season to taste. Taste before adding the salt as olives can be salty enough for this soup to require no more. Serve piping hot.

posted by Mr Falafel

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[Reply] - [link] - New Vegan or Strict Vegetarian - [poehwin] - 2003/09/08 - 21:05

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