Greek Bean Soup

How to make a Greek Bean Soup.

Ingredients: Serves 4-6

• 1 cup dried cannellini beans
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 1 stalk of celery
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon of ground, dried tomato
• 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• black pepper
• parsley

Method:

1. Prepare the cannellini beans by soaking them overnight.
2. Then simmer them for about half an hour.
3. Chop the onion, carrots, garlic, celery and add them all to the prepared beans.
4. Add more water if you need to and simmer for about half an hour or until the beans and vegetables are soft.
5. Add the tomato paste, olive oil and salt.
6. Boil for a couple of minutes until the soup thickens up nicely.
7. Garnish with pepper and parsley.
8. Serve with fresh crusty bread and enjoy!