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Potato & White Bean Soup with Kale

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white bean potato soup

This is a hearty soup complete with a protein and starch, and it is also really comforting on a cold day.  Mushrooms add a little extra savory flavor, as does the nutritional yeast if you choose to use it.  It also adds nutritional benefits such as vitamin B12 (learn more).

Serves 4

Ingredients

Olive oil

1/2 medium yellow onion, diced

1 heaping cup of chopped mushrooms (i like shiitakes)

2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (optional)

1/3 cup dry white wine

3 medium yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2″ cubes

6 cups good vegetable broth (recommended – Not Chick’n Broth bullion cubes)

1 can navy or great northern beans, drained and rinsed

1 sprig rosemary

3 large kale leaves, thick stem removed and chopped (i prefer lacinato kale over the curly kale)

Method

Add enough olive oil to cover bottom of a stock pot and heat over medium low heat for a couple minutes.  Then add onion and mushrooms and a sprinkle of salt.  Saute 5 minutes or until softened.

Add garlic and saute 1-2 minutes.

Stir in nutritional yeast to thoroughly mix.  Then add wine stirring and scraping bottom to get any bits on the pan (that’s all the good flavor).  Simmer about 5 minutes until reduced by half.

Add potatoes, broth, beans, and rosemary.  Increase to high heat and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered 20 minutes.

Remove rosemary sprig.  Transfer 1-2 cups of bean and potato mixture with a little of the broth to a blender.  Puree then add back to pot.

Stir in kale and simmer 5 minutes longer.  Transfer to bowls and serve with a yummy crusty baguette!

 

 

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White Bean & Herb Burgers

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I love, love, love sandwiches.  There’s just something awesome about stuffing a bunch of stuff between bread.  I like making vegan burgers with beans because it’s great vegetarian protien component.  You can also freeze these so you have them on hand.  For toppings I used arugula tossed with lemon vinaigrette, tomato and of course avocado, just because I add it to everything and it’s fantastic.  Next time I would try topping it with sauteed garlic mushrooms…mmmmm!  As for bread, it would be great on artisan bread but I just happened to have an everything bagle slim and although not that fancy, it was still great!

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Makes 6 burgers

Ingredients

1/4 cup diced onion

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary

1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves

1 15oz. can cannellini beans

1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 Tbsp tahini

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/2 cup breadcrumbs (or gluten-free flour)

1/2 cup frozen shredded hashbrowns or cooked brown rice

Canola oil

Method

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

Optional step: lightly saute onion and garlic before adding to food processor.

Add onion, garlic and herbs to food processor and pulse until finely chopped, scraping down the sides as needed.

Add beans, lemon juice, tahini, salt and pepper.  Pulse several times until mixture comes together but is not pureed.  A few pieces of beans and texture is good in these.  Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl and stir in breadcrumbs and shredded hashbrown pototoes or rice.

Divide mixutre in to 6 portions and roll into balls.  They should be equal size so make any adjustments then form into patties.  Lightly dust each one with flour on each side.

Heat lightly oiled skillet and cook each patty 2-3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.  Transfer to baking sheet and finish in the oven for 15 minutes.

Ribollita – Tuscan Vegetable and Bread Soup

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 large onion, diced

2 carrots, diced

2 celery stalks, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped

2 tsp dried Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

32 ounces vegetable broth

1 (28-ounce) can whole plum tomatoes

2 cups chopped kale

1 (15-ounce) can canellini beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces

2 cups cubed sourdough bread (preferably day old)

Method

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.  Add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.

Add tomatoes with juice and mash slightly with potato masher or back of a spoon.  Add broth and bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.

Stir in kale, beans, basil, and bread, cook additional 10 minutes and remove from heat.  Recommended to let it sit for a few hours before serving as this allow the soup to become even more flavorful.

Tip: If you’re planning on freezing, leave the bread out and just add it in when you plan to serve.  You can also leave the bread out all together and it’s still a delicious soup!