Tuscan Bean Soup
A Soul-Satisfying soup for a cold winter's eve.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, roughly diced
- 2-3 celery stalks, sliced
- 3 medium carrots, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, roughly diced
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 2 15.5 ounce cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 cups chicken (or vegetable) stock
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Baby arugula leaves -- about 4 cups
- Optional for serving: A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a scattering of shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a 4-quart soup pot or Dutch oven, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery, carrots, and salt. Then lower the heat, cover the pot, and let the vegetables sweat until the carrots are fairly tender -- about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, black pepper, cannellini beans, stock, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then lower the heat, partially cover the pot, and let simmer quietly for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat. Add the arugula leaves, and stir just until the leaves wilt -- about 30 seconds. Taste carefully for seasonings, adding more salt and/or pepper if desired.
- To serve: Give each serving a drizzle of high-quality extra virgin olive oil and a scattering of shredded Parmesan cheese.