Farmer’s Bean Soup

The potatoes and leeks really give this soup that tasty kick to make a great meal anytime of the day.
  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 tbsp
    oil
  • 1
    onions
  • 2
    potatoes
  • 1
    leeks
  • 1 clove(s)
    garlic finely diced
  • 1 l
    vegetable stock (from stock cubes or homemade)
  • 1
    bay leaf fresh
  • 1 tbsp
    rosemary dried
  • 1 branch(es)
    thyme fresh
  • 400 g
    white beans canned. drained
  • 150 g
    green beans frozen
  • 200 g
    garden peas frozen
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Chop the onion, peel the potatoes and chop them into cubes. Cut the leek into rings and finely chop the garlic.
  2. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion, potatoes, leek and garlic for about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  3. Add the vegetable stock and herbs, cover the pan and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

  4. Add the white beans, green beans and garden peas and let it cook for a little more over 10 minutes, until everything is tender.
  5. Remove the bay leaf and thyme.
  6. Put about ⅓ of the soup in a measuring cup and puree this with a hand blender.
  7. Pour back into the pan and heat it up for a while.
  8. Add salt and pepper to taste and you’re done!

Notes

Tip#1: Goes great with bread rolls.

Tip#2: You can also use lima beans or borlotti beans instead of white beans

Tip#3: Leftovers can be frozen and stored for the future.

Protein content:

  • White beans (400g): ~28g protein
  • Green beans (150g): ~3g protein
  • Garden peas (200g): ~13g protein
  • Potatoes (2 medium, ~300g): ~6g protein
  • Leek (1 medium, ~100g): ~1g protein
  • Onion (1 medium, ~110g): ~1g protein
  • Garlic (1 clove): ~0.2g protein

Total Protein (for 4 servings): ~52.2g

Per serving: ~13g

Tags

Courses: Lunch, Soup, Starter
Type of dish: Soup
Cooking time: 30-45 minutes
Cuisines: Italian
Season: Autumn
Difficulty: Level 2 (average)
Preparation method: Cooking, Frying, Pureeing
Taste: Savoury
Number ingredients: 10-15 ingredients
Campaigns: VeggieChallenge