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white beans in a tomate soup with fresh celery and chopped carrots. The soup is in a white round bowl with a few pieces of bread in the background.

White Bean Soup Recipe

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A traditional Greek soup made with white beans, tomatoes, celery, carrots.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups White Dried Beans
  • 2 small Onions chopped
  • 1 large Carrot chopped
  • 3 Fresh Tomatoes grated
  • 1 tbsp Tomato paste
  • ⅔ cups Olive oil extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 ½ liter Water
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Fresh Celery Leaves a handful of the fresh leaves

Instructions
 

  • Soak beans in water overnight. The following morning drain and wash with fresh water. In a pot add beans and bring to a rolling boil.
    grated tomatoes for soup
  • Add in all the ingredients (except for the tomato paste) stir and continue to boil the soup.
    ingredients in a large pot
  • Add in the tomato paste. Cover pot and simmer until beans are cooked.
    Adding tomato paste into pot
  • Serve hot with fresh bread, greek olives, and feta cheese.
    White Bean Soup with celery, slices of bread, feta cheese and greek olives in the background.
Keyword Greek Cooking, Soup, vegetarian